John 1:17

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

John 1:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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WEB

World English Bible

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

John 1

¹⁵ John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

¹⁶ From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

¹⁹ And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

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