John 3:27

John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.

28You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; to each one, according to his own ability, and immediately left his country.

Mark 13:34As a man, going into another country, leaves his house, and gives authority to his servants, and to each one his own work, and commands the door-keeper to watch;

Romans 12:6Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36

John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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