And of His fullness we have all received, grace for grace.’
Last time we were saying that John explained away the doubt of those who would ask themselves how Christ, though coming later to preach, could have been set above [John the Baptist] and be more distinguished than he. This he did by adding the words: ‘because He was before me.’
That was indeed one reason, but he added still another which he is now repeating. And what is it? ‘Of his fullness,’ he says, ‘we have all received, grace for grace.’ Moreover, along with these statements he made another one. And what is it? ‘The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ....
