Ἰωάννην 1:17

Greek Modern Translation

διοτι και ο νομος εδοθη δια του Μωυσεως· η δε χαρις και αληθεια εγεινε δια Ιησου Χριστου.

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
οτι ο νομος δια μωσεως εδοθη η χαρις και η αληθεια δια ιησου χριστου εγενετο

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
οτι ο νομος δια μωυυσεως εδοθη η χαρις και η αληθεια δια ιησου χριστου εγενετο

Byzantine/Majority Text
οτι ο νομος δια μωσεως εδοθη η χαρις και η αληθεια δια ιησου χριστου εγενετο

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the law: John 5:45, John 9:29, Exodus 20:1-17, Deuteronomy 4:44, Deuteronomy 5:1, Deuteronomy 33:4, Acts 7:38, Acts 28:23, Romans 3:19, Romans 3:20, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, 2 Corinthians 3:7-10, Galatians 3:10-13, Galatians 3:17, Hebrews 3:5, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 8:8-12

grace: John 8:32, John 14:6, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 22:18, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 89:1, Psalms 89:2, Psalms 98:3, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:54, Luke 1:55, Luke 1:68-79, Acts 13:34-39, Romans 3:21-26, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:14, Romans 15:8-12, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 10:4-10, Hebrews 11:39, Hebrews 11:40, Revelation 5:8-10, Revelation 7:9-17

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:27 - of his Exodus 19:24 - but let Exodus 34:6 - truth Leviticus 1:1 - called Leviticus 26:46 - the statutes Leviticus 27:34 - commandments Numbers 6:25 - gracious Numbers 20:12 - ye shall Numbers 21:18 - the lawgiver Deuteronomy 3:28 - for he shall Deuteronomy 31:7 - for thou must Deuteronomy 31:9 - Moses Deuteronomy 32:4 - a God Deuteronomy 34:4 - I have caused 2 Samuel 15:20 - mercy 2 Kings 23:25 - according Nehemiah 9:14 - Moses Nehemiah 10:29 - given Psalms 25:10 - mercy Psalms 40:10 - lovingkindness Psalms 43:3 - send Psalms 45:4 - because Psalms 57:3 - send Psalms 86:15 - mercy Psalms 89:14 - mercy Psalms 89:24 - But my Psalms 92:2 - show Psalms 115:1 - for thy mercy Psalms 138:2 - and praise Proverbs 8:7 - my mouth Proverbs 14:22 - but Isaiah 65:16 - in the God Matthew 17:3 - Moses Matthew 22:40 - General Mark 10:34 - and the Luke 9:30 - which John 1:14 - full John 2:11 - beginning John 4:23 - in truth John 7:19 - not John 15:1 - true Acts 3:22 - him Acts 6:11 - against Moses Acts 13:39 - from which Acts 26:22 - the prophets Romans 9:4 - the giving Romans 10:4 - Christ 2 Corinthians 3:8 - the ministration 2 Corinthians 8:9 - the grace 2 Corinthians 13:14 - The grace Galatians 3:19 - in Ephesians 1:13 - after that ye heard Ephesians 4:21 - as Colossians 2:17 - a shadow 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - Faithful 1 Timothy 3:15 - the truth Titus 2:11 - the grace Hebrews 1:2 - spoken Hebrews 7:19 - a better Revelation 15:3 - the servant

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the law was given by Moses,.... Both moral and ceremonial. The moral law was given to Adam, in innocence, which having been broken, and almost lost out of the minds, and memories of men, was given by Moses, in a new edition of it in writing; and points out what is man's duty both to God and men; discovers sin, accuses of it, convicts of it, and condemns for it; nor could it give strength to perform its demands; nor does it give the least hint of forgiveness; nor will it admit of repentance: and hence is opposed to grace; though it was a benefit to men, being in its own nature good and useful in its effects. The ceremonial law pointed out the pollution of human nature, the guilt and punishment of sin; was a type and shadow of deliverance by Christ, but could not give the grace it shadowed, and therefore is opposed both to grace and truth. Now both these were given by Moses to the people of the Jews, not as the maker, but the minister of them: it was God who appointed each of these laws, and ordained them in the hand of the mediator Moses, who received them from him, by the disposition of angels, and delivered them to the people of Israel; and a very high office this was he was put into, and a very great honour was conferred upon him; but Jesus Christ is a far greater person, and in an higher office:

but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ: by grace and truth, is meant the Gospel, in opposition to the law; which is called grace, because it is a declaration of the love, and grace, of God to men; it ascribes salvation, in all the parts of it, to the free grace and favour of God; and is the means of implanting and increasing grace in the hearts of men. And "truth", not only because it contains truth, and nothing but truth, it coming from the God of truth; and the substance of it being Christ, who is the truth; and being revealed, applied, and led into by the Spirit of truth; but because it is the truth of the types, and the substance of the shadows of the law: or these two may mean distinct things; grace may design all the blessings of grace which are in Christ, and come by him; and truth, the promises, and the fulfilment of them, which are all yea, and amen, in Christ: and when these are said to be by him, the meaning is, not that they are by him, as an instrument, but as the author of them; for Christ is the author of the Gospel, and the fulfiller of the promises, and the giver of all grace; which shows the superior excellency of Christ to Moses, and to all men, and even to angels also.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The law was given - The Old Testament economy. The institutions under which the Jews lived.

By Moses - By Moses, as the servant of God. He was the great legislator of the Jews, by whom, under God, their polity was formed. The law worketh wrath Romans 4:15; it was attended with many burdensome rites and ceremonies Acts 15:10; it was preparatory to another state of things. The gospel succeeded that and took its place, and thus showed the greatness of the gospel economy, as well as its grace and truth.

Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ - A system of religion full of favors, and the “true” system, was revealed by him. The old system was one of “law,” and “shadows,” and “burdensome rites;” “this” was full of mercy to mankind, and was true in all things. We may learn from these verses:

1.That all our mercies come from Jesus Christ.

1. “All true believers receive from Christ’s fulness; the best and greatest saints cannot live without him, the meanest and weakest may live by him. This excludes proud boasting that we have nothing but ‘we have received it,’ and silenceth perplexing fears that we want nothing but ‘we may receive it.’”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 1:17. The law was given by Moses — Moses received the law from God, and through him it was given to the Jews, Acts 7:38.

But grace and truth — Which he had already mentioned, and which were to be the subject of the book which he was now writing, came to all mankind through Jesus Christ, who is the mediator of the new covenant, as Moses was of the old: Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 9:15; Galatians 3:19. See a fine discourse on this text by Mr. Claude, "Essay on the Composition of a Sermon," vol. i. p. 119, c. edit. Lond. 1788.

The law of Moses, however excellent in itself, was little in comparison of the Gospel: as it proceeded from the justice and holiness of God, and was intended to convict men of sin, that the way of the Gospel might be the better prepared, it was a law of rigour, condemnation, and death: Romans 4:15; 2 Corinthians 3:7-8. It was a law of shadows, types, and figures: Hebrews 10:1, and incapable of expiating sin by its sacrifices: Romans 8:3; Hebrews 7:18-19; Hebrews 10:1, Hebrews 10:11. But Christ has brought that grace which is opposed to condemnation: Romans 5:15, Romans 5:20-21; Romans 8:1; Galatians 3:10; and he is himself the spirit and substance of all those shadows: Colossians 2:19; Hebrews 10:1.

Jesus Christ. — JESUS the CHRIST, the Messiah, or anointed prophet, priest, and king, sent from heaven. To what has already been said on the important name Jesus, (See Matthew 1:21, and the places there referred to,) I shall add the following explanation, chiefly taken from Professor Schultens, who has given a better view of the ideal meaning of the root ישע yasha, than any other divine or critic.

He observes that this root, in its true force, meaning, and majesty, both in Hebrew and Arabic, includes the ideas of amplitude, expansion, and space, and should be translated, he was spacious-open-ample; and, particularly, he possessed a spacious or extensive degree or rank: and is applied,

1. To a person possessing abundance of riches.

2. To one possessing abundant power.

3. To one possessing abundant or extensive knowledge.

4. To one possessing abundance of happiness, beatitude, and glory.

Hence we may learn the true meaning of Zechariah 9:9: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion - behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is JUST, and having SALVATION: - הושיע - he is possessed of all power to enrich, strengthen, teach, enlarge, and raise to glory and happiness, them who trust in him. Man by nature is in want and poverty: in abjectness and weakness: in darkness and ignorance: in straits and captivity: in wretchedness and infamy. His Redeemer is called ישועה JESUS - he who looses, enlarges, and endows with salvation.

1. He enriches man's poverty:

2. strengthens his weakness:

3. teaches his ignorance:

4. brings him out of straits and difficulties: and

5. raises him to happiness, beatitude, and glory.

And the aggregate of these is SALVATION. Hence that saying, His name shall be called JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. See Schultens Origines Hebraeae, p. 15.