John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In Context
16For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Exodus 20:1And God spake all these words, saying,
Deuteronomy 5:1And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.
Psalms 85:10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 98:3He hath remembered his mercy and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Luke 1:54He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember 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 →