Discovery BoxJohn 1:17 
Context1:17 For the law was given through Moses, but 1 grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
John 3:27
Context3:27 John replied, 2 “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
John 17:7
Context17:7 Now they understand 3 that everything 4 you have given me comes from you,
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.”
