John 3:27 - American Standard Version (1901)

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

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King 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.]

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.