John 1:16
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Cross-references
John 1:14 describes Christ as 'full of grace and truth' — this fullness is the very source from which we receive grace upon grace in verse 16.
In John 17:22, Jesus gives his glory to believers — this gift parallels receiving from his fullness, showing the same Johannine theme of Christ's abundance shared with us.
John 3:34 explains that Christ receives the Spirit without measure, the source of the fullness from which believers draw grace.
John 15:1-5 depicts branches drawing life from the vine, illustrating how believers receive from Christ's fullness.
Col 2:10 says believers have been filled in Christ — the direct outcome of receiving from His fullness.
Col 2:9 states the whole fullness of deity dwells in Christ bodily — the fullness from which we receive grace.
Col 1:19 declares that all God's fullness dwells in Christ — the source from which believers receive grace upon grace.
Ephesians 4:7-12 explains that grace is given to each believer according to Christ's gift — directly echoing the 'grace upon grace' from His fullness.
Romans 5:2 describes access into grace through faith — the same grace that comes from Christ's fullness in John 1:16.
Romans 5:17 speaks of receiving 'abundance of grace' through Christ — directly parallel to the 'grace upon grace' from his fullness.
Ephesians 1:6-8 speaks of the riches of his grace abounding toward us — the same abundance from Christ's fullness in John 1:16.
1 Cor 1:4 directly speaks of grace given in Christ Jesus — the same grace believers receive from His fullness.
In Titus 2:11, the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation—the same grace we receive from Christ's fullness in John 1:16.
In Ephesians 3:19, believers are to be 'filled with all the fullness of God'—a goal that flows from receiving grace from Christ's fullness.
In Ephesians 1:23, the church is called Christ's 'fullness'—the same fullness from which we receive grace in John 1:16.
In 2 Corinthians 13:14, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is invoked—the very grace we receive from His fullness in John 1:16.
1 Corinthians 4:7 asks 'What do you have that you did not receive?' — this rhetorical question directly reinforces the truth that all we have comes from Christ's fullness.
Romans 5:21 proclaims that 'grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life' — this reigning grace parallels the superabundant 'grace upon grace' from Christ.
Romans 1:5 states 'we have received grace and apostleship through Christ' — a clear parallel to receiving grace from his fullness in John 1:16.
Acts 4:33 says 'great grace was upon them all' — this directly echoes the 'grace upon grace' received from Christ's fullness in John 1:16.
In Ephesians 3:8, Paul describes the grace given to him to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ—a specific outworking of the grace from Christ's fullness.
Romans 5:20 emphasizes grace abounding where sin abounded — another aspect of the superabundant grace from Christ's fullness.
Zechariah 4:7 uses the double 'Grace, grace' shout — a parallel to the 'grace upon grace' received from Christ's fullness.
1 Cor 1:5 describes believers enriched in Christ in speech and knowledge — a specific enrichment from His fullness.
Romans 8:9 describes the indwelling Spirit as a gift to believers — a key aspect of the grace received from Christ's fullness.
Ephesians 2:5-10 emphasizes salvation by grace through faith — the same grace that comes from Christ's fullness.
In Acts 3:12-16, healing power comes through faith in Jesus' name — a concrete manifestation of grace received from His fullness.
Matthew 3:11 promises Spirit baptism from Christ, a key grace received from His fullness in John 1:16.