John 1:16
And of his fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
In Context
17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire.
Matthew 13:12For whoever has, to him shall more be given, and he shall have an abundance: but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away.
John 3:34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives the Spirit without measure.
Acts 3:12And when Peter saw it, he answered the people, You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? or why do you look so earnestly at us, as though by our own power or holiness we made this man walk?
Romans 5:17For if by one man's offence death reigned through that one; much more shall those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
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 →