John 1:17 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:17

15 ^aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, ^cfor He was before me.’ ”

16 And of His ^afullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

17 For ^athe law was given through Moses, but ^bgrace and ^ctruth came through Jesus Christ.

18 ^aNo one has seen God at any time. ^bThe only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

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19 Now this is ^athe testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20 ^aHe confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

Verse Comparison: John 1:17

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American Standard Version
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Amplified® Bible
For while the Law was given through Moses, grace (unearned, undeserved favor and spiritual blessing) and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
The Law was given by Moses, but Jesus Christ brought us undeserved kindness and truth.

Darby English Version
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.

Good News Bible
God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

International Standard Version
For while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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

New American Standard Bible
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

New International Version
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the Law we received through Moses; grace and truth we received through Jesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

New English Translation
For the law was given through Moses, but¹ grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

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