John 1:17
For the lawe was youun bi Moises; but grace and treuthe `is maad bi Jhesu Crist.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In Context
16and of the plente of hym we alle han takun, and grace for grace.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15Y schal sette enemytees bitwixe thee and the womman, and bitwixe thi seed and hir seed; sche schal breke thin heed, and thou schalt sette aspies to hir heele.
Exodus 20:1And the Lord spak alle these wordis, Y am thi Lord God,
Deuteronomy 5:1And Moises clepide al Israel, and seide to hym, Here, thou Israel, the cerymonyes and domes, whiche Y speke to dai in youre eeris; lerne ye tho, and `fille ye in werk.
Luke 1:54He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child;
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 →