Parallel Verses

John Wesley New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

International Standard Version

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.

A Conservative Version

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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].

An Understandable Version

John replied to them, "A person cannot receive anything, unless it has been given to him from [God in] heaven.

Anderson New Testament

John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.

Bible in Basic English

And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

Common New Testament

John answered, "A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but John made them this answer, a man can have no authority, but what he derives from heaven.

Darby Translation

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

Godbey New Testament

John responded and said, No man is able to receive anything, unless it may have been given unto him from heaven.

Goodspeed New Testament

John answered, "A man cannot get anything unless it is given to him from heaven.

Julia Smith Translation

John answered and said, No man can receive anything except it be given him from heaven.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

John answered and said, "A man can receive not one [thing] unless it is granted to him from heaven!

Modern King James verseion

And John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from Heaven.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

John answered, "No one can receive anything except as a gift from heaven.

Montgomery New Testament

In reply John said: "A man cannot obtain anything unless it has been granted to him from heaven.

NET Bible

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

New Heart English Bible

John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

John answered, and said - A man can receive, nothing, except it have been given him out of heaven.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

John answered and said, A man cannot assume any thing, except it be given him from heaven.

Twentieth Century New Testament

John's answer was--"A man can gain nothing but what is given him from Heaven.

Webster

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.

Williams New Testament

John answered, "A man cannot get anything, unless it is given to him from heaven.

World English Bible

John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

Worrell New Testament

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from Heaven.

Worsley New Testament

John answered and said, A man can take nothing upon him, unless it be given him from heaven.

Youngs Literal Translation

John answered and said, 'A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

A man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

can
δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able, may , able,
Usage: 140

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

it be
ὦ 
be, may be, should be, is, might be, were, not tr,
Usage: 41

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

him

Usage: 0

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

References

Easton

Context Readings

Additional Testimony By John The Baptist About Jesus

26 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I am sent before him.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

James 1:17

descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Matthew 25:15

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.

Mark 11:30-31

Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men?

Mark 13:34

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Romans 1:5

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

Romans 12:6

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith:

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God,

1 Corinthians 2:12-14

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

1 Corinthians 3:5

and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

1 Corinthians 12:11

But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Galatians 1:1

Paul an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,

Ephesians 1:1

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus,

Ephesians 3:7-8

Of which I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.

1 Timothy 2:7

to be testified of in due season, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Hebrews 5:4-5

And no one taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

1 Peter 4:10-11

As every one hath received a gift, so minister it one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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