John 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read John 1:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
John 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17 — World English Bible
John 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17 — American Standard Version
John 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;”
John 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
John 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17 — Darby Translation
John 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Lawe was giuen by Moses, but grace, and trueth came by Iesus Christ.”
John 1:17 — Geneva Bible
John 1:17 in Context — John 1
15 Juan dió testimonio de él, y clamó diciendo: Este es del que [yo] decía: El que viene tras mí, es antes de mí: porque es primero que yo.
16 Porque de su plenitud tomamos todos, y gracia por gracia.
17 Porque la ley por Moisés fué dada: [mas] la gracia y la verdad por Jesucristo fué hecha.
18 A Dios nadie le vió jamás: el unigénito Hijo, que está en el seno del Padre, él [le] declaró.
19 Y éste es el testimonio de Juan, cuando los Judíos enviaron de Jerusalem sacerdotes y Levitas, que le preguntasen: ¿Tú, quién eres?
What Does John 1:17 Mean?
John 1:17 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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