27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.


In Context

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

John 3:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:27To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered, |A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, 'A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.