John 1:17

NETBible

For the law was given through Moses, but 1  grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

NIV ©

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

NASB ©

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

NLT ©

For the law was given through Moses; God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

MSG ©

We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding--all this came through Jesus, the Messiah.

BBE ©

For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

NRSV ©

The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

For the law was given through Moses, but 1  grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

NET Notes

1 tn “But” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the implied contrast between the Mosaic law and grace through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 seems to indicate clearly that the Old Covenant (Sinai) was being contrasted with the New. In Jewish sources the Law was regarded as a gift from God (Josephus, Ant. 3.8.10 [3.223]; Pirqe Avot 1.1; Sifre Deut 31:4 §305). Further information can be found in T. F. Glasson, Moses in the Fourth Gospel (SBT).