John 1:17
John · New Testament · Chapter 1
“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.”John 1:17
What Does John 1:17 Mean?
John 1:17 is found in the book of John, chapter 1, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Grace.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:6“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”Romans 6:14“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”Romans 3:19“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”Romans 5:20“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”Psalms 92:2“To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,”John 1:14“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”Hebrews 9:22“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”Romans 10:4“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”John 8:32“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”John 7:19“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?”Colossians 2:17“Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”2 Corinthians 3:7“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:”Hebrews 3:5“And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;”Galatians 3:10“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”Hebrews 10:4“For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”Genesis 22:18“And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”John 4:23“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”Acts 28:23“And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.”Hebrews 8:8“For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:”Psalms 85:10“Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
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