John 1:17

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

In Context

16Of his fullness we have all received, even grace upon grace.

18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.

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Cross References

Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

Matthew Henry on John 1:16-19

John's Testimony to Christ. 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony… Read the whole commentary →

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