“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
To this John replied, 'A person can receive only what has been given them from heaven' — the principle undergirds the Baptist's response: all authority, position, and effectiveness derive from divine gift, not autonomous achievement. The statement prepares for John's self-emptying acceptance of his diminished role.
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