John 1:16
King James Version
16 And of his fulness have all we received,
and grace for grace.
The Bible speaks of many instances of "fulness".
And that, we shall explore through a series of articles.
In this first part, we focus on the "fullness of CHRIST".
What is this "fulness" we have all "received"?
These versions tell us more:
John 1:16
Amplified Bible
16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].
John 1:16
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
16 For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift.
John 1:16
Contemporary English Version
16 Because of all that the Son is, we have been given one blessing after another.
John 1:16
Easy-to-Read Version
16 Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.
John 1:16
EasyEnglish Bible
16 The Word is full of everything that we need. We have all received one good thing after another good thing.
John 1:16
Expanded Bible
16 ·Because he was full of grace and truth [L From his fullness; 1:14], from him we all received ·one gift after another [L grace for grace; C this could mean abundant grace or that the grace under Christ replaced grace under the law].
John 1:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 Each of us has received one gift after another because of all that the Word is.
John 1:16
Good News Translation
16 Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another.
John 1:16
International Children’s Bible
16 The Word was full of grace and truth. From him we all received more and more blessings.
John 1:16
International Standard Version
16 We have all received one gracious gift after another from his abundance,
John 1:16
J.B. Phillips New Testament
16 We saw his splendour (the splendour as of a father’s only son), full of grace and truth.
John 1:16
Living Bible
16 We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us—blessing upon blessing heaped upon us!
John 1:16
The Message
16 We all live off his generous abundance,
gift after gift after gift.
John 1:16
New International Reader's Version
16 God is full of grace. From him we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.
John 1:16
New Life Version
16 From Him Who has so much we have all received loving-favor, one loving-favor after another.
John 1:16
New Living Translation
16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
Yochanan 1:16
Orthodox Jewish Bible
16 For from the kol melo (all the plentitude) of him we all received Chesed upon Chesed.
John 1:16
Worldwide English (New Testament)
16 He was full of loving kindness, and we have all received so much kindness from him.
John 1:16
Wycliffe Bible
16 and of the plenty of him we all have taken, and grace for grace.
To support this verse, Expanded Bible referred us to a previous verse:
John 1:14
King James Version
14 And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
We include another, after the 16th verse:
John 1:17
King James Version
17 For the law was given by Moses,
but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In SUMMARY, the "fullness of CHRIST" means:
the superabundance of His grace and truth
For out of His fullness (abundance)
Because of all that the Son is
the Word was full of grace and truth
The Word is full of everything that we need.
Because he was full of grace and truth [L From his fullness; 1:14]
because of all that the Word is
Out of the fullness of his grace
The Word was full of grace and truth.
from his abundance
We saw his splendour (the splendour as of a father’s only son)
We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us
We all live off his generous abundance
God is full of grace.
From Him Who has so much we have all received loving-favor
From his abundance
For from the kol melo (all the plentitude) of him
He was full of loving kindness
and of the plenty of him
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