Meaning Grace Upon Grace

And from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace the emphasis falls on grace.

Meaning grace upon grace. That s the wording i m familiar with for some reason. God s mercies are new every day. In addition to that in that context there in john 1 we were introduced to the concept of grace for grace or grace upon grace or in more modern english paraphrasing it grace to meet every need.

And grace for grace. Carson quoting the tniv. This doesn t mean that there s no meaning to found.

His truth is mentioned also at the end of verse 14 full of grace and truth but grace gets the emphasis. This grace is given for this. You can see that in verse 16.

Like there is one grace given then another then another and another. For from christ s fullness we have all received grace upon grace john 1 16 esv. Kjv has grace for grace this is according to d a.

His grace to us is stacked upon his grace from yesterday. It implies abundance of graces and greater graces under the new law of christ than in the time of the law of moses. The greek phrasing could be translated as grace upon grace or grace in place of grace this implies a constant overflowing gift.

Today these chapters can help us to remember that when we sin by worshipping golden calves like materialism or prestige god is ready to forgive us and give us a clean slate when we come to him. Before we can comprehend the good gift of his grace today he will pile on more grace and mercy tomorrow. Breaking down the key parts of john 1 16 1 out of his fullness.