KJV King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
WEB World English Bible
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
ASV American Standard Version
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
Surrounding context — John 1
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?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμοςG3551 · nomoslawδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofΜωϋσέωςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesἐδόθη,G1325 · didōmito giveἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριςG5485 · charisgraceκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀλήθειαG225 · alētheiatruthδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἐγένετο.¶G1096 · ginomaito be
Cross-references
Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Romans 5:20-21Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:Romans 3:19-26Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.John 1:14And 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.Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.John 8:32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.John 7:19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?2 Corinthians 3:7-10But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:Hebrews 3:5-6And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.Genesis 22:18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.Galatians 3:10-13For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.Hebrews 8:8-12For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:Hebrews 10:4-10For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.Revelation 7:9-17After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Deuteronomy 5:1And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.Galatians 3:17And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
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