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- John answered and said, A man can receive nothing - neither office, function, faculty, nor life work, in the kingdom of God - except it has been given him from heaven. The raying is broad, general, comprehensive, sustaining.
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27 KJV - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
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27 NIV - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
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27 NASB - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
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John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing...
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John answered and said: A man cannot receive any thing,...
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27 NLT - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
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John 3:27-29. John answered — With a humility and integrity...
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He had that knowledge which a man could obtain only by...
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KJV John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John replied, “A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing at all] unless it has been granted to him from heaven [for there is no other source than the sovereign will of God].
“A man can receive nothing at all,” replied John, “unless it is given him from Heaven. You yourselves can witness that I said, ‘I am not Christ but I have been sent as his forerunner.’
The reason why he can obtain nothing is because he is a man of two minds, and by consequence uncertain in his ways. The words, apparently are those of a proverb. It is useless to have, as it were, two hearts, one lifted up to God, the other turned away.
Nov 22, 2019 · Salvation is by God’s grace, through our faith, not by our own good works or merit. This question of how we gain God’s forgiveness is perhaps the most widely misunderstood issue in Christianity. If you asked a cross section of people how a person can achieve salvation, most of them would give you a similar answer.
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John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Weymouth New Testament "A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
