John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In Context
16For from his fullness we have all received grace after grace.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, 1 and between your seed and her seed. 1 He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
Exodus 20:1God spoke all these words:
Deuteronomy 5:1Moses called to all Israel and said to them, “Listen, Israel, to the statutes and the decrees that I will speak in your ears today, that you may learn them and keep them.
Psalms 85:10Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness have met together; 1 righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 1
Psalms 98:3He calls to mind his covenant loyalty and faithfulness for the house of Israel; 1 all the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God. 1
Luke 1:54He has given help to Israel his servant, 1 so as to remember to show mercy 1
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 →