Joh 1:17. Ὃ νόμος, the law) producing wrath [Rom 4:15], and having a shadow [Heb 10:1]: the moral and ceremonial law.-ἐδόθη, was given) No philosopher so accurately employs words, and observes their distinctions, as John, and especially in this chapter: afterwards he says, ἐγένετο [Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ; for]. The law is not Moses’ own: [but] grace and truth are Christ’s own.-ἡ χάρις, grace) The conjunction is elegantly omitted; for both an adversative and copulative, had place [“locum habebat;” a ‘but’ was to be looked for here]. To grace and truth the law gives way, ch. Joh 4:23 [The true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him]. Concerning grace, an explanation was given at Joh 1:16 : concerning truth, see below, Joh 1:18 [Comp. 2Jn 1:3, Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love].-Ιἠσοῦ, Jesus) John when once he had made mention of the incarnation, Joh 1:14, never afterwards puts the noun λόγος, the word, in this signification, throughout this whole book: comp. 1Jn 1:1 with 3 [That-which we have heard, which we have seen,-of the word of life. That which we have seen and heard, declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ] where also he begins with the name λόγος; but as he goes onward, he names Him Jesus Christ.-ἐγένετο, were made [came into being]) Previously the world had neither known, nor had had grace.