John 1:16-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁶For 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.

¹⁷For while the Law was given through Moses, grace (^[a]unearned, undeserved favor and spiritual blessing) and truth came through Jesus Christ.^(A)

¹⁸No man has ever seen God at any time; the only ^[b]unique Son, or ^[c]the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom [in the intimate presence] of the Father, He has declared Him [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known].^(B)

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Footnotes

John 1:17 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
John 1:18 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
John 1:18 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament: This reading is supported by “a great mass of ancient evidence.”