John 1:17

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 1:17 in Other Translations

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

17 For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

17 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.

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

17 The Teachings were given through Moses, but kindness and truth came into existence through Jesus Christ.

17 for although the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

17 Moses gave us the law. Jesus Christ has given us grace and truth.

John 1:17 In-Context

15 (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 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18 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.

19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 32:46; John 7:19
• 2. ver 14