John 3:27 - 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.]

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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.

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.