John 3:27
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 3:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
John’s answer was — “A person can gain nothing but what is given them from heaven.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Johannes antwortete und sprach: Ein Mensch kann nichts empfangen, es sei ihm denn aus dem Himmel gegeben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Respondió Juan, y dijo: No puede el hombre recibir algo, si no le fuere dado del cielo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
João respondeu, e disse: O ser humano não pode receber coisa alguma, se não lhe for dada do céu.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
João respondeu: "Ninguém pode receber nada, a não ser que lhe seja dado dos céus.
📖 John 3:27 in Context
25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26And 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.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29He 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.
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