John 3:27
Strong's Lexicon
John
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

replied
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“A man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

can
δύναται (dynatai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

receive
λαμβάνειν (lambanein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

only what
‹οὐδὲ (oude)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

ἓν› (hen)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

μὴ ()
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

is
(ē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

given
δεδομένον (dedomenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven.
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

Young's 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
John responded, “ No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to 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 Bible
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
To this John replied, "A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.

New Living Translation
John replied, "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.

English Standard Version
John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is 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 Bible
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Holman Christian Standard 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.

NET Bible
John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been 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.

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

Young's 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;
















Cross References
John 6:65
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

John 10:41
And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

1 Corinthians 4:7
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Hebrews 5:4
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 3:26
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.

John 3:25
Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

John 3:24
For John was not yet cast into prison.

John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

John 3:29
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.
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