John 1:17

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Summary

John 1:17

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

The law

Grace

General references

Matthew 22:40

Acts 13:24

Bible References

The law

Do not think that, I, will accuse you unto the Father: There, is, who accuseth you, even, Moses, - on whom, ye, have set your hope.

We, know, that, unto Moses, hath God spoken; but, as for this man, we know not whence he is.

And God spake all these words saying: -

This, then is the law which Moses set before the sons of Israel:

Then called Moses unto all Israel and said unto them - Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the regulations, which I am speaking in your ears to-day, - so shall ye learn them, and observe to do them.

A law, did Moses command us, - A possession, for the convocation of Jacob.

The same, is he that came to be in the assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, he who welcomed living utterances, to give unto us:

And, having arranged with him a day, there came unto him, to the lodging, a larger number; unto whom he proceeded to expound, bearing full witness as to the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and from the prophets, - from morning till evening.

Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.

Law, however, gained admission, in order that the fault might abound, but, where the sin abounded, the favour greatly superabounded:

But, if, the ministry of death, in letters engraven in stones, was brought into existence with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadfastly into the face of Moses, by reason of the glory of his face - which glory was to be done away,

For, as many as are of works of law, are, under a curse, - for it is written - Accursed, is everyone that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.

Even Moses, indeed, was faithful in all his house, as an attendant, for a witness of the things which were to be spoken;

For, finding fault with them, he saith - Lo! days are coming, saith the Lord, when I will conclude, for the house of Israel and the house of Judah, a covenant of a new sort:

Grace

And ye shall know the truth, and, the truth, shall make you free.

Jesus saith unto him - I, am the way, and the truth, and the life: No one, cometh unto the Father, but through me.

And enmity, will I put between thee, and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, - He shall crush thy head, but, thou, shalt crush his heel.

So shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves in thy seed, - Because thou didst hearken unto my voice.

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, have met together, Righteousness and prosperity, have kissed each other;

The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, age-abidingly will I sing, To generation after generation, will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.

He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness towards the house of Israel, - All the ends of the earth, have seen, the salvation of our God.

Thou wilt grant - the faithfulness to Jacob, the lovingkindness to Abraham, - which thou didst swear to our fathers, from the days of ancient time.

He hath laid hold of Israel his servant, to be mindful of mercies:

And, in that he raised him from among the dead, no more destined to return unto corruption, on this wise hath he spoken - I will give unto you the faithful lovingkindnesses of David.

But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets, -

In order that - just as sin reigned in death, so, also, favour, might reign through righteousness unto life age-abiding, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For, sin, over you, shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under favour.

For I affirm Christ to have become a minister of circumcision in behalf of the truth of God, - to confirm the promises of the fathers,

For, how many soever be the promises of God, in him, is the Yea, - wherefore also, through him, be the Amen, unto God, for glory, through us.

And, nearly, all things, with blood, are purified, according to the law, and, apart from blood-shedding, cometh no remission.

For it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to be taking away sins.

And, these all, though they obtained witness through their faith, yet bare not away, the promise:

And, when he took the scroll, the four living creatures, and the four-and-twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having, each one, a harp, and bowls of gold full of incense, - which are the prayers of the saints;

After these things, I saw, and 1o! a great multitude, - which, to number it! no one was able, - of every nation, and of all tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm-branches in their hands; -

General references

In these two commandments, all the law, is contained, and the prophets.

John, beforehand proclaiming, before the face of his coming in, an immersion of repentance, unto all the people of Israel.