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becauseὅτιthe lawὁ νόμοςwas givenἐδόθηthroughδιὰMoses;Μωϋσέωςgraceἡ χάριςandκαὶtruthἡ ἀλήθειαcameἐγένετοthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
John 1:17
Study it in the app“because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:17, word by word
- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- was givenἐδόθηedothē
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edothē” appears- MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appears- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- truthἀλήθειαalētheia
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheia” appears- cameἐγένετοegeneto
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “egeneto” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
16Because from his fullness we have all received, even grace upon grace;
17 · This verse (above)
18No one has ever seen God; the only one, who is God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
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?