John 3:27

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Summary

John 3:27

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

A man

Receive

Hebrews 5:4

From

Matthew 21:25

Mark 11:30

General references

Hebrews 5:4

Bible References

A man

Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you."

The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father's entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father's family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father's sons and made me king over all Israel.

"Before I formed you in your mother's womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations."

But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

Then the Lord took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission, 'Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!'

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them -- yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

From Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor by human agency, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead)

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.

I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.

For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Receive

And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.

From

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."

General references

And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.