John 3:27 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

John replied, ‘A man can receive only what God gives to him, nothing else.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

John answered, "A person can receive only what God gives.

John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

John answered, “No one can have anything unless God gives it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

John answered, "People can't receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

John answered and said, "No one can receive anything except what has been given him from heaven.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

John replied, "A person can receive only what God gives him from heaven.

English NIV

To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

John replied, "God in heaven appoints each person's work.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

John answered, "No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

John answered them, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless God bestows it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

John answered, “No one can receive anything except what is given him from heaven.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

John replied, “God in heaven appoints each man's work.

English Tyndale 1537

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

John 3:27 — Compare Translations