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 suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.

We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!"

God spoke all these words:

This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites.

Then Moses called all the people of Israel together and said to them: "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and ordinances that I am about to deliver to you today; learn them and be careful to keep them!

Moses delivered to us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

But if the ministry that produced death -- carved in letters on stone tablets -- came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory which was made ineffective),

For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law."

Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

But showing its fault, God says to them, "Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Grace

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."

Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.'"

Loyal love and faithfulness meet; deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss.

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the Lord's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.

You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.

He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, never again to be in a state of decay, God has spoken in this way: 'I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.'

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed --

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

For every one of God's promises are "Yes" in him; therefore also through him the "Amen" is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).

After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.

General references

All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.