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John 1:16 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 16
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.John 1:16 · King James Version
John 1:16 in context
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.
15John 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.
16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Cross references
- Colossians 1:19
- Romans 5:2
- Ephesians 2:5-10
- Ephesians 4:7-13
- Colossians 2:9-10
- Ephesians 3:19
- Ephesians 1:23
- Romans 5:17
Key words (Strong's)
- receivedlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- fulnessplērōmathat which is filled, a ship inasmuch as it is filled with sailors, rowers, and soldiers…G4138 →
- gracecharisgrace, that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness grace of…G5485 →
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In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony concerning Christ, Joh 1:15. He had said (Joh 1:8) that he came for a witness; now here he tells us that he did accordingly bear witness. Here, Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-18