John 1:17
ContextNET © | For the law was given through Moses, but 1 grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ. |
NIV © | For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. |
NASB © | For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. |
NLT © | For the law was given through Moses; God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. |
MSG © | We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding--all this came through Jesus, the Messiah. |
BBE © | For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ. |
NRSV © | The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. |
NKJV © | For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. |
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NET © | For the law was given through Moses, but 1 grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ. |
NET © Notes |
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). |