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John 1:17

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

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ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byΜωϋσέωςmōuseōsMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χάριςcharisbut graceχάριςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “but grace”, the subject formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.but graceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the subject formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;

World English Bible

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

Darby Translation

For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ.

Douay-Rheims

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

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