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 to the Father; there is one who accuses you, Moses, in whom you trust.

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know from where this man is.

And God spoke all these words, saying,

And this is the Law which Moses set before the sons of Israel.

And Moses called all Israel and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, so that you may learn them and keep and do them.

Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us,

And they having appointed him a day, many came to him in his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets, from morning until evening.

But we know that whatever things the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be under judgment before God,

But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

But if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory (so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his face), which was being done away;

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken afterward.

For finding fault with them, He said to them, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make an end on the house of Israel and on the house of Judah; a new covenant shall be,

Grace

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

Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

A Poem of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of Jehovah forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

He has remembered His mercy and His truth toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of Jehovah.

You will give faithfulness to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,

And that He raised Him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He spoke in this way: "I will give you the holy promises of David."

But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets;

so that as sin has reigned to death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under Law, but under grace.

And I say, Jesus Christ has become a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission.

For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise,

And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

After these things I looked, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palms in their hands.

General references

On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

John having before proclaimed the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, before His coming.