John 3:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
John 3:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 3:2718 words
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
καὶkaiand / also
εἶπενeipensay
ΟὐOunot
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
λαμβάνεινlambaneinaccept, + be amazed, assay
οὐδὲoudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
ἓνheninto / to
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
μὴmēnot
ᾖēam, have been, is I
δεδομένονdedomenongive
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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