John 3:27 - The Message John answered, “It’s not possible for a person to succeed—I’m talking about eternal success—without heaven’s help. You yourselves were there when I made it public that I was not the Messiah but simply the one sent ahead of him to get things ready. The one who gets the bride is, by definition, the bridegroom. And the bridegroom’s friend, his ‘best man’—that’s me—in place at his side where he can hear every word, is genuinely happy. How could he be jealous when he knows that the wedding is finished and the marriage is off to a good start? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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.] American Standard Version (1901) John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven. Common English Bible John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it is given from heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version John responded and said: "A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. |