John
John 3:27
27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| replied | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| A man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| receive | λαμβάνειν | lambanein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2983 I receive, take |
| only what | οὐδὲ | oude | Adverb | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| is | ᾖ | ē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| given | δεδομένον | dedomenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 1 Peter 4:10–11 · Amos 7:15 · 1 Corinthians 2:12–14 · Jeremiah 1:5 · Matthew 25:15 · Hebrews 5:4–5 · Ephesians 3:7–8 · Jeremiah 17:16 · Numbers 17:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.