John 3:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
John 3:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 3:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 3:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.”
John 3:27 — World English Bible
John 3:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven. ”
John 3:27 — American Standard Version
John 3:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“John answered and said, `A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;”
John 3:27 — Young's Literal Translation
John 3:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven. ”
John 3:27 — Darby Translation
John 3:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen.”
John 3:27 — Geneva Bible
John 3:27 in Context — John 3
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 witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 He 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.
What Does John 3:27 Mean?
John 3:27 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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