John 1:16

Modern

From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

Traditional

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

Literal

For from His fullness we all received also grace upon grace.

Latin

Et de plenitudine ejus nos omnes accepimus, et gratiam pro gratia:

Greek

English

From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

The 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:

Theme notes and profiles

Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
Romans 5:2
…through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:5–10
…made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
Colossians 2:9–10
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Ephesians 4:7–13
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 3:19
…of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 1:23
…which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Romans 5:17
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
1 Corinthians 1:4–5
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 1:6–8
…to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Colossians 2:3
…in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.