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We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding - all this came through Jesus, the Messiah.
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for although the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:17 In-Context
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(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
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Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
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Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.