John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
The contrast 'the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ' is not an absolute opposition between Old and New Testament but a distinction of mode and fullness. The prologue's claim that no one has ever seen God but the Son has made him known (verse 18) grounds the 'grace and truth' in the self-disclosure of God himself, picking up the Exodus 34:6 declaration of YHWH's hesed we-emet (steadfast love and truth). John presents Jesus not as abolishing what Moses gave but as being the personal embodiment of what the divine name had announced at Sinai: the God of grace and faithfulness now made visible. The verse has been foundational for discussions of the relationship between the two testaments, law and gospel, and the continuity and newness of the divine economy.
Andere Übersetzungen
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
for the law through Moses was given, the grace and the truth through Jesus Christ did come;
For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
Querverweise
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise …
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
And God spake all these words, saying,
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, …
And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in …
Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness …
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.