Grace Upon Grace Meaning

Carson quoting the tniv.

Grace upon grace meaning. As believers we are constantly being inundated with the grace of god on behalf of jesus christ. 15 john bore witness about him and cried out this was he of whom i said he who comes after me ranks before me because he was before me 16 and from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. Other bibles translate the phrase grace for grace as grace on grace or grace upon grace in a paraphrase it may be rendered as blessing after blessing the phrase pictures grace as if it were objects being stacked one on top of another or endlessly linked as if side by side.

Like there is one grace given then another then another and another. In other words grace piled on top of grace. For from christ s fullness we have all received grace upon grace john 1 16 esv.

Breaking down the key parts of john 1 16 1 out of his fullness. Blackwall observes and brings a parallel example in greek out of theognis p. This is consistent with what he wrote in his commentary on john published almost 20 years earlier.

God s mercies are new every day. And the word became flesh and dwelt among us and we have seen his glory glory as of the only son from the father full of grace and truth. 17 for the law was given through.

Which exposition is confirmed by the following verse. What is the meaning of grace upon grace in john 1 16 answer. The nasb translates the verse the same way.

His grace to us is stacked upon his grace from yesterday. And grace for grace. Kjv has grace for grace this is according to d a.