John 3:27 KJV — MannaFest

John 3:27

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

KJV

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ASV

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

WEB

John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

YLT

John answered and said, `A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

DBT

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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42 verses on the floor

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Peter 4:10–11
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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An act of indemnity is passed and published, through Christ a remedial law made, and the world of mankind dealt with, not according to the rigours of the first covenant, but according to the riches of the second; that the world through him might be saved, for it could never be saved but through him; there is not salvation in any other.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Let it not be said that all Christ's followers are unlearned and ignorant men. The principles of the Pharisees, and the peculiarities of their sect, were directly contrary to the spirit of Christianity; yet there were some in whom even those high thoughts were cast down and brought into obedience to Christ. The grace of Christ is able to subdue the greatest opposition.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

A man can receive nothing - Neither he nor I. Neither could he do this, unless God had sent him: nor can I receive the title of Christ, or any honour comparable to that which he hath received from heaven.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Ye bring me glad tidings of great joy. He must increase, but I must decrease; this, my joy, therefore is fulfilled." A man can receive, &c.--can assume nothing, that is, lawfully and with any success; that is, Every man has his work and sphere appointed him from above. Even Christ Himself came under this law (Heb 5:4).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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