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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.
- 27 KJV
27 KJV - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
- 27 NIV
27 NIV - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
- 27 NASB
27 NASB - John 3:27 John replied, "A man can receive only...
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John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has...
- 27 Catholic Bible
John answered and said: A man cannot receive any thing,...
- 27 NLT
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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Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love...
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NKJV John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’
John 3:27-29. John answered — With a humility and integrity agreeable to the rest of his character, A man can receive nothing — Neither he, nor I, nor any man; unless it be given him from heaven — Whence every good gift cometh, James 1:18; a general truth, very applicable in this case.
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].
For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord. Young's Literal Translation for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord -- Additional Translations ...
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John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]