Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Holman Bible
grace and truth
International Standard Version
because while the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.
American Standard Version
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Amplified
For the Law was given through Moses, but grace [the unearned, undeserved favor of God] and truth came through Jesus Christ.
An Understandable Version
For the law was given through Moses; [but] God's favor and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Anderson New Testament
for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
Common New Testament
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the law indeed was delivered by Moses, but grace and truth was the dispensation of Jesus Christ.
Darby Translation
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
Godbey New Testament
Because the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
but grace and truth was by Jesus Christ.
Julia Smith Translation
For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth were by Jesus Christ.
King James 2000
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
Modern King James verseion
For the Law came through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
while the Law was given through Moses, grace and reality are ours through Jesus Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
NET Bible
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
New Heart English Bible
For the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
Noyes New Testament
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Sawyer New Testament
for the law was given by Moses, the grace and truth were by Jesus Christ.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, the law, through Moses, was given, favour and truth, through Jesus Christ, came into existence.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the law was given by Moses, but the grace and the reality came by Jesus Christ.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Webster
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Weymouth New Testament
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Williams New Testament
For while the law was given through Moses, spiritual blessing and truth have come through Jesus Christ.
World English Bible
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
Worrell New Testament
because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Worsley New Testament
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ:
Youngs Literal Translation
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
Themes
Christ » Grace of » Exhibited in childhood
Grace » Of Christ » Exhibited in childhood
Grace » Christ's » Exhibited in childhood
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
the Law of moses » Was not the manifestation of the grace of God
The word of God » Jesus Christ being the word of God
Truth » The truth coming by jesus Christ
Truth » The gospel as » Came by Christ
Truth » The gospel as, came by Christ
Urim and thummim » Illustrative of the light and perfection of Christ, the true high priest
Topics
Interlinear
Dia
διά
Dia
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 36 Translations in John 1:17
Prayers for John 1:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.
Phrases
Cross References
John 1:14
And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
John 7:19
Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
John 8:32
And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
Romans 6:14
For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.
Genesis 3:15
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
Genesis 22:18
And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
Exodus 20:1-17
And God said all these words:
Deuteronomy 4:44
This is the law which Moses put before the children of Israel:
Deuteronomy 5:1
And Moses sent for all Israel, and said to them, Give ear, O Israel, to the laws and the decisions which I give you today, and give attention to them so that you may keep and do them.
Deuteronomy 33:4
Moses gave us a law, a heritage for the people of Jacob.
Psalm 85:10
Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Psalm 89:1-2
My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.
Micah 7:20
You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.
Luke 1:54-55
His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,
Luke 1:68-79
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
John 5:45
Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
John 9:29
We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
Acts 7:38
This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.
Acts 13:34-39
And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.
Acts 28:23
And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
Romans 3:19-26
Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
Romans 5:20-21
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
Romans 15:8-12
Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision to give effect to the undertakings given by God to the fathers,
2 Corinthians 1:20
For he is the Yes to all the undertakings of God: and by him all the words of God are made certain and put into effect, to the glory of God through us.
2 Corinthians 3:7-10
For if the operation of the law, giving death, recorded in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the eyes of the children of Israel had to be turned away from the face of Moses because of its glory, a glory which was only for a time:
Galatians 3:10-13
For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.
Galatians 3:17
Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.
Hebrews 3:5-6
And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;
Hebrews 8:8-12
For, protesting against them, he says, See, the days are coming when I will make a new agreement with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah;
Hebrews 9:22
And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.
Hebrews 10:4-10
Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins.
Hebrews 11:39-40
And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
Revelation 5:8-10
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 7:9-17
After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,