John 1:16 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:16

From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

This verse should be put in place of the fifteenth, and the 15th inserted between the 18th and 19th, which appears to be its proper place: thus John’s testimony is properly connected.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And - Here the apostle confirms the Baptist's words: as if he had said, He is indeed preferred before thee: so we have experienced: We all - That believe: have received - All that we enjoy out of his fulness: and in the particular, grace upon grace - One blessing upon another, immeasurable grace and love.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He has a fountain of fulness overflowing: We all have received. All we apostles; so some. We have received the favour of this apostleship, that is grace; and a fitness for it, that is truth.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let us see what it is that we have received. We have received grace for grace. Our receivings by Christ are all summed up in this one word, grace; we have received kai charin -- even grace, so great a gift, so rich, so invaluable; we have received no less than grace; this is a gift to be spoken of with an emphasis.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

The passage before us contains three great declarations about our Lord Jesus Christ. Each of the three is among the foundation-principles of Christianity. We are taught, firstly, that it is Christ alone who supplies all the spiritual needs of all believers . It is written that "of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace." There is an infinite fullness in Jesus Christ. As Paul says, "It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell." "In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." (Coloss. 1:19; 2:3.)

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅτι	hoti	For	G3754 →
ἐκ	ek	from	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πληρώματος	plērōmatos	fullness	G4138 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
ἐλάβομεν	elabomen	have received	G2983 →
καὶ	kai	then	G2532 →
χάριν	charin	grace	G5485 →
ἀντὶ	anti	for	G473 →
χάριτος.	charitos	grace.	G5485 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 5:2
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:18
  For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Ephesians 3:12
  In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
- Romans 12:12
  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 1 Corinthians 15:1
  Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
- 1 Peter 3:18
  For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
Through
Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
leads to
- Colossians 2:9
  For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
- Ephesians 1:23
  which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
- Colossians 2:3
  in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.