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John 1:17

King James Version (KJV)

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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John 1:17 in every translation

KJV King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
WEB World English Bible
For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
ASV American Standard Version
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
DBY Darby Translation
For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.
WBS Webster Bible
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.