The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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15 Yochanan witnessed concerning him when he cried out, "This is the man I was talking about when I said, `The one coming after me has come to rank ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"
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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.’ ”)
16 We have all received from his fullness, yes, grace upon grace.
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Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
17 For the Torah was given through Moshe; grace and truth came through Yeshua the Messiah.
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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 No one has ever seen God; but the only and unique Son, who is identical with God and is at the Father's side -- he has made him known.
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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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