John 1:17

1:17 For the law was given through Moses, but ¹  grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

John 3:27

3:27 John replied, ²  “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John 17:7

17:7 Now they understand ³  that everything ⁴  you have given me comes from you,

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¹ tn “But” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the implied contrast between the Mosaic law and grace through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 seems to indicate clearly that the Old Covenant (Sinai) was being contrasted with the New. In Jewish sources the Law was regarded as a gift from God (Josephus, Ant. 3.8.10 [3.223]; Pirqe Avot 1.1; Sifre Deut 31:4 §305). Further information can be found in T. F. Glasson, Moses in the Fourth Gospel (SBT).

² tn Grk “answered and said.”

³ tn Or “they have come to know,” or “they have learned.”

⁴ tn Grk “all things.”