KJV King James Version
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 1:16
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
WEB World English Bible
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
ASV American Standard Version
For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;
Surrounding context — John 1
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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].
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
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Colossians 1:19For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;Romans 5:2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Ephesians 2:5-10Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)Colossians 2:9-10For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.Ephesians 4:7-13But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Ephesians 3:19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.Ephesians 1:23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.Romans 5:17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)1 Corinthians 1:4-5I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;Ephesians 1:6-8To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].Colossians 2:3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.Matthew 13:12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.John 15:1-5I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Acts 3:12-16And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
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