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JohnἸωάννηςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“A personἄνθρωποςcannotΟὐ δύναταιreceiveλαμβάνεινevenοὐδὲone thingἓνunlessἐὰν μὴit has beenᾖgivenδεδομένονhimαὐτῷfromἐκheaven.τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
John 3:27
Study it in the app“John answered and said, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it has been given him from heaven.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:27, word by word
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “A personἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
mortal
Humans, weak before God.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- receiveλαμβάνεινlambanein
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lambanein” appears- one thingἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- it has beenᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- givenδεδομένονdedomenon
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedomenon” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears
The context
26And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is immersing, and everyone is going to him.”
27 · This verse (above)
28You yourselves testify for me that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?