John 1:16

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
fulness	πληρώματος plērōmatos	G4138	repletion or completion · noun — genitive singular neuter
have	ἐλάβομεν elabomen	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person plural
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
we	ἡμεῖς hēmeîs	G2249	we (only used when emphatic)
received	λαμβάνω lambánō	G2983	while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
grace	χάριν charin	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — accusative singular feminine
for	ἀντὶ anti	G473	opposite · preposition
grace	χάριτος. charitos	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — genitive singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Romans 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:5-10 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Ephesians 4:7-13 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Colossians 2:9-10 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Romans 5:17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall rei…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 1:15-18

In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony concerning Christ, Joh 1:15. He had said (Joh 1:8) that he came for a witness; now here he tells us that he did accordingly bear witness. Here, Observe, 1. How he expressed his testimony: He cried, according to the prediction that he should be the voice of one crying. The Old Testament prophets cried aloud, to show people their sins; this New Testament prophet cried aloud, to show people their Saviour. This intimates, (1.) That it was an open public testimony, proclaimed, that all manner of persons might take notice of it, for all are concerned in it. False teachers entice secretly, but wisdom publishes her d…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 1:16

SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. (Joh 1:16-18) 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.

Adam Clarke on John 1:16

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. 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 apostles have received grace or mercy to pardon our sins, and truth to enable us so to write and speak, concerning these things, that those who attend to our testimony shall be unerringly directed in the way of salvation, and with us continue to…

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John Gill on John 1:16

The Church Fathers

For out of his fulness do we all receive, nor does he, in giving liberally, suffer any diminution of his fulness.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

This figure of corporeal healing sang of a spiritual healing, according to the rule by which things carnal are always antecedent as figurative of things spiritual. And thus, when the grace of God advanced to higher degrees among men, an accession of efficacy was granted to the waters and to the angel.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

And the apostle says, "Which things we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth." For of the prophets it is said, "We have all received of His fulness," that is, of Christ's. So that the prophets are not thieves. "And my doctrine is not Mine," saith the Lord, "but the Father's which sent me."
— Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata Book 1

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Fulness — (1.) Of time (Gal. 4:4), the time appointed by God, and foretold by the prophets, when Messiah should appear. (2.) Of Christ (John 1:16), the superabundance of grace with which he was filled. (3.) Of…
John, Gospel of — The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its…
Grace · Saints: Receive, from Christ — Saints: Receive, from Christ
Jesus, The Christ · . — .
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
Rivers · Illustrative: Of the abundance of grace in Christ — Illustrative: Of the abundance of grace in Christ
Types Of Christ · Table and show bread — Table and show bread

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 1:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 1:15-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 1:16

Adam Clarke on John 1:16

John Gill on John 1:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 1:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 1:15-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 1:16

Adam Clarke on John 1:16

John Gill on John 1:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 1:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 1:15