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John 3:27

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēAnsweredG611 →
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036 →
οὐouNothingG3756 →
δύναταιdunataiis ableG1410 →
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444 →
λαμβάνεινlambaneinto receiveG2983 →
οὐδὲoudeand notG3761 →
ἓνhenoneG1520 →
ἐὰνeanonlyG1437 →
μὴmēunlessG3361 →
ᾖēit shall beG1510 →
δεδομένονdedomenongivenG1325 →
αὐτῷautōto himG846 →
ἐκekfromG1537 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
οὐρανοῦ.ouranouheaven.G3772 →

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Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.1 Peter 4:10–11As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.John 6:65Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”1 Corinthians 2:12–14We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.Amos 7:15But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”Hebrews 5:4–5No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.Numbers 17:5The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”Ephesians 3:7–8I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.Matthew 21:25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’1 Timothy 2:7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.Mark 11:30–31John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”

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