John 1:17
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For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of John 1:17
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
- Basic English Bible
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
- Darby Bible
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
- Webster's Bible
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Weymouth Bible
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- World English Bible
For the lawe was youun bi Moises; but grace and treuthe `is maad bi Jhesu Crist.
- Wycliffe Bible
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
- Youngs Literal Bible
View Wesley's Notes for John 1:17
1:17 The law - Working wrath and containing shadows: was given - No philosopher, poet, or orator, ever chose his words so accurately as St. John. The law, saith he, was given by Moses: grace was by Jesus Christ. Observe the reason for placing each word thus: The law of Moses was not his own. The grace of Christ was. His grace was opposite to the wrath, his truth to the shadowy ceremonies of the law. Jesus - St. John having once mentioned the incarnation {#Joh 1:14|,) no more uses that name, the Word, in all his book.
View People's Bible Notes for John 1:17
Joh 1:17 The law was given by Moses. It was not a system of grace, nor could it make men perfect; in contrast with it the system of "grace and truth" (Joh 1:14) was given by Jesus Christ.
commodore's comment on 2012-11-18 16:46:06:
First, the "Law of Moses" is the Law of God. Yeshua the logos, the word was the one they in the Old Testament. They looked forward to for their salvation through faith by grace. We look back for the same thing. The Law brought wrath. The "soul that sinneth shall die" Yeshua the messiah brought mercy, or we could say he bought salvation by his sacrifice, God's mercy and grace, he being God in the flesh. Thanks. Comm.
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