John 1:18

"For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ."

Key Reflection

This verse contrasts the legalistic framework provided by the Mosaic Law with the grace and truth embodied in Jesus Christ. While the Law gave moral guidelines, it could not offer salvation; Jesus, however, fulfilled the Law's requirements and brought true grace and divine truth into the world.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 18. No man hath seen God at any time. This declaration is probably made to show the superiority of the revelation of Jesus above that of any previous dispensation. It is said, therefore, that Jesus had an intimate knowledge of God, which neither Moses nor any of the ancient prophets had possessed. God is invisible; no human eyes have seen him; but Christ had a knowledge of God which might be expressed to our apprehension by saying that he saw him intimately and completely, and was therefore fitted to make a fuller manifestation of him. See Joh 5:37; 6:46; 1 Jo 4:12; Ex 33:20; Joh 14:9.

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