John 1:16 (WEB)
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
Catechism · 3
Grace and Justification
“Grace is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 1:12-18; 17:3; Rom 8:14-17; 2 Pet 1:3-4.
I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God
“For 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. . . and from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace.'” — Catechism footnote: Jn 1:14,16.
"Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"
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“From "his fullness" as the head of redeemed humanity "we have all received, grace upon grace."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 1:16; cf. Col 1:18.
Fathers and councils · 25
Irenaeus of Lyons
“This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man who was made before me; because He was prior to me: and of His fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 29, John i. 15, 16.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And therefore have we securely received it, He being said to be anointed in the flesh; for the flesh being first sanctified in Him, and He being said, as man, to have received for its sake, we have the sequel of the Spirit grace, receiving ‘out of His fulness.’” — editor's note: John i. 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
““For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and “of His fulness have all we received,” for “that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;” for in Thee there is “no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“For that before all times, and above all times, Thy only-begotten Son remaineth unchangeably co-eternal with Thee; and that of “His fulness” souls receive, that they may be blessed; and that by participation of the wisdom remaining in them they are renewed, that they may be wise, is there.” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“…own intelligence, and from habit drew away my thoughts, withdrawing itself from the crowds of contradictory phantasms; that so it might find out that light by which it was besprinkled, when, without all doubting, it cried out, “that the unchangeable was to be preferred before the changeable;” whence also it knew…” — editor's note: That light which illumines the soul, he tells us in his De Gen. ad Lit. (xii. 31), is God Himself, from whom all light cometh; and, though created in His image…
Read the whole comment“…of the temple hath been revealed: let them now at length lift their eyes up to the hills, whence their help cometh…“Of His fulness have all we received,” he saith.” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“But He is Himself the beginning, of whom it is likewise declared, that “of His fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment““Of His fulness,” saith he, “have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“If that be the true Light which lighteneth every man, then it lightened John also, who professed and confessed rightly, “Of His fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“He also confessed, saying, “Since of His fullness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“Wherefore also they acknowledge (the truth of this word), “Out of His fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“It is Truth, Righteousness, the Power of God: not dumb, for it is the Word; not insensible, for it is Wisdom; not vain and foolish, for it is Power; not soulless, for it is the Life; not dead, for it is the Resurrection.” — editor's note: Christ the Word: S. John i. 1–18. Wisdom: 1 Cor. i. 24, 30. Life and Resurrection: S. John xi. 25.
Read the whole comment“…the Son, as it is written: “For from His fulness have we all received,” though, if we follow the Greek text of the Gospel, we ought to render “of His fulness.”” — editor's note: S. John i. 16.
Read the whole comment“And in another place you read: “Of His fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: S. John i. 16.
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John Chrysostom
“John i. 16” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Since John saith of Him, “Of His fullness have all we received” ( c. i. 16 ); but what He had, how receiveth He from another?” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“And thus, when the grace of God advanced to higher degrees among men, an accession of efficacy was granted to the waters and to the angel.” — editor's note: John i. 16, 17.
Read the whole comment“…prophecy—so completely failed, after the transfer of the whole Spirit to the Lord, that he presently sent to inquire whether He whom he had himself preached, whom he had pointed out when coming to him, were “HE.”” — editor's note: Matt. iii. 11, 12; John i. 6–36.
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Basil the Great
“And that Christ is the head of the Church we have learned in another passage, when the apostle says “gave him to be the head over all things to the Church,” and “of his fulness have all we received.”” — editor's note: John i. 16.
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Clement of Alexandria
“For of the prophets it is said, “We have all received of His fulness,” that is, of Christ’s.” — editor's note: John i. 16.
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Catena Aurea on John
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This is to be considered a continuation of the Baptist’s testimony to Christ, a point which has escaped the attention of many, who think that from this to, He hath declared Him, (v. 18) St. John the Apostle is…
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Or thus; John the Evangelist here adds his testimony to that of John the Baptist, saying, And of his fulness have we all received. These are not the words of the forerunner, but of the disciple; as if he meant to…
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But what have ye received? Grace for grace. So that we are to understand that we have received a certain something from His fulness, and over and above this, grace for grace; that we have first received of His…
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Or we have received grace for grace; that is, the new in the place of the old. For as there is a justice and a justice besides, an adoption and another adoption, a circumcision and another circumcision; so is there a…
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Or, we may refer grace to knowledge, truth to wisdom. Amongst the events of time the highest grace is the uniting of man to God in One Person; in the eternal world the highest truth pertains to God the Word.
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Cross-references · 39
Cited together in Catechism §423.
Cited together in Confessions IV.15.
Cited together in Catechism §504.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Baptism Chapter 4.
Cited together in Catechism §423.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.17.
Cited together in Catechism §423.
Cited together in Catechism §1996.
Cited together in Catechism §1996.
Cited together in Catechism §1996.
Cited together in Catechism §1996 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §504.
Cited together in Catechism §504.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.17.
Cited together in Catechism §504.
Cited together in Confessions IV.15.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.17.
Cited together in Catechism §1996.
Cited together in Catechism §423.
Cited together in Confessions IV.15.
Cited together in Confessions IV.15.
Cited together in Confessions IV.15.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.17.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.