John 1:16

John 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
• New International Version (NIV)Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

Context of John 1:16

14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; 15(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;) for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace. 17For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. 18No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

John 1:16 word by word

ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος.Read the interlinear

• receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485

Cross-references for John 1:16

• John 3:34for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.
• John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
• Matthew 3:11I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
• Luke 21:15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your opposers shall not be able to reply to or resist.
• Acts 3:12And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?
• Romans 8:9But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not [the] Spirit of Christ he is not of him:
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
• Ephesians 4:7But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
• Colossians 1:19for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,
• Colossians 2:3in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.
• 1 Peter 1:11searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.
• Zechariah 4:7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou dost become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone with shoutings: Grace, grace unto it!
• Matthew 13:12for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
• Romans 5:2by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
• Ephesians 1:6to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved:
• Ephesians 2:5(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,)

Commentaries on John 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16This 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. And of his fullness - Of the plenitude of his grace and mercy, by which he made an atonement for sin; and of the plenitude of his wisdom and truth, by which the mysteries of heaven have been revealed, and the science of eternal truth taught, we have all received: all we…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Of his fulness - In John 1:14 the evangelist has said that Christ was “full of grace and truth.” Of that “fullness” he now says that all the disciples had received; that is, they derived from his abundant truth and mercy grace to understand the plan of salvation, to preach the gospel, to live lives of holiness; they “partook” of the numerous blessings which he came to impart by his instructions and his death. These are undoubtedly not the words of John…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 As to the order of time and entrance on his work, Christ came after John, but in every other way he was before him. The expression clearly shows that Jesus had existence before he appeared on earth as man. All fulness dwells in him, from which alone fallen sinners have, and shall receive, by faith, all that renders them wise, strong, holy, useful, and happy. Our receivings by Christ are all summed up in this one word, grace; we have received…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18The start of this introduction might be a poem or hymn sung by early Christians (1:1–5). The themes of this introduction of the Gospel of John prepare readers for the story that follows: The arrival of the light in the world. The rejection of the light. The gift of new life given by the light to those who believed in him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816. of his fulness--of "grace and truth," resuming the thread of Joh 1:14. grace for grace--that is, grace upon grace (so all the best interpreters), in successive communications and larger measures, as each was able to take it in. Observe, the word "truth" is here dropped. "Grace" being the chosen New Testament word for the whole fulness of the new covenant, all that dwells in Christ for men.Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:16

• Blessing
• Confession
• Gospel
• Jesus, the Christ
• Regeneration

In the dictionaries

• Behold
• Believe
• Blood
• Dwell
• Flesh
• Fulness
• Guile
• Light
• Prefer
• Receive

Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings