John 1:16
“And of his fulnesse haue all wee receiued, and grace for grace.”
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John 1:16 Context
14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs (& we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth. 15¶ Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me. 16And of his fulnesse haue all wee receiued, and grace for grace. 17For the Law was giuen by Moses, but grace and trueth came by Iesus Christ. 18No man hath seene God at any time: the onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Other Translations for John 1:16
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
- King James Version
For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
- American Standard Version (1901)
From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.
- Basic English Bible
for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace.
- Darby Bible
And of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.
- Webster's Bible
For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
- Weymouth Bible
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
- World English Bible
and of the plente of hym we alle han takun, and grace for grace.
- Wycliffe Bible
and out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 1:16
1:16 And - Here the apostle confirms the Baptist's words: as if he had said, He is indeed preferred before thee: so we have experienced: We all - That believe: have received - All that we enjoy out of his fulness: and in the particular, grace upon grace - One blessing upon another, immeasurable grace and love.
People's Bible Notes for John 1:16
Joh 1:16 Of his fulness. Of grace and truth. See Joh 1:14. His grace and truth hath blessed "us" (the saints) all. Grace for grace. Grace (favor) has been added to grace; one blessing piled upon another.