John 3:27
And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 17:5And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.
Jeremiah 1:5Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.
Amos 7:15And the Lord took me from the flock, and the Lord said to me, Go, be a prophet to my people Israel.
Matthew 25:15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.
Mark 13:34It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.
Romans 12:6And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure 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 →