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Becauseὅτιfromἐκhis fullnessτοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦweἡμεῖςhave allπάντεςreceived,ἐλάβομενevenκαὶgraceχάρινuponἀντὶgrace;χάριτος
John 1:16
Study it in the app“Because from his fullness we have all received, even grace upon grace;”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:16, word by word
- his fullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatos
fullness
Everything that fills something completely.
Where else “plērōmatos” appears- receivedἐλάβομενelabomen
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabomen” appears- graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- uponἀντὶanti
instead of
As a swap for: "eye for eye".
Where else “anti” appears
The context
15John testifies about him and has cried out, saying, “This was the one I spoke of: ‘He who comes after me has come to be ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”
16 · This verse (above)
17because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?