John

John 1:16–17

¹⁶From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. ¹⁷For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fullness	πληρώματος	plērōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4138 fullness, fulfillment, completion
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
received	ἐλάβομεν	elabomen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2983 I receive, take
grace	χάριν	charin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
upon	ἀντὶ	anti	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
grace	χάριτος	charitos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
law	νόμος	nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
was given	ἐδόθη	edothē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Moses	Μωϋσέως	Mōuseōs	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
grace	χάρις	charis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
truth	ἀλήθεια	alētheia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G225 truth
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 1:16 Colossians 1:19 · Romans 5:2 · Ephesians 2:5–10 · Colossians 2:9–10 · Ephesians 4:7–13 · Ephesians 3:19 · Ephesians 1:23 · Romans 5:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:4–5 · Ephesians 1:6–8 · John 3:34 · Colossians 2:3

John 1:17 John 14:6 · Romans 6:14 · Romans 3:19–26 · Romans 5:20–21 · John 1:14 · Hebrews 9:22 · John 8:32 · John 7:19 · 2 Corinthians 3:7–10 · Hebrews 3:5–6 · Galatians 3:10–13 · Hebrews 10:4–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.