John 3:27
Iohn answered and sayde: a man can receave no thinge at all except it be geve him from heaven.
Tyndale 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
28Ye youre selves are witnesses how that I sayde: I am not Christ but am sent before him.
Cross References
Matthew 25:15And vnto one he gave .v. talentes to another .ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed.
Mark 13:34As a man which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte hys housse and geven auctorite to his servautes and to every man hys worke and commaunded the porter to watche.
Romans 12:6Seynge that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have the gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth.
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 →