John replied,“ No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.

约翰说：“若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得什么。

约翰回答说：“若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得到什么。

约翰回答说：“若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得到什么。

约翰回答说：“除非是从天上赏赐下来的，否则人什么都得不到。

约翰回答：“除了从天上赐下来给他的，人就不能得到什么。

约翰回答说：“如果不是从天上赐下的，人就不能得到什么。

約翰說：「若不是從天上賜的，人就不能得甚麼。

約翰回答說：「若不是從天上賜的，人就不能得到甚麼。

約翰回答說：「若不是從天上賜的，人就不能得到甚麼。

約翰回答說：「除非是從天上賞賜下來的，否則人什麼都得不到。

約翰回答：“除了從天上賜下來給他的，人就不能得到甚麼。

約翰回答說：『一個人、若不是從天上給了他，他甚麼也不能得。

約翰回答說：「如果不是從天上賜下的，人就不能得到什麼。

約翰曰、非由天授、人則無所能受、

約翰曰、非由天授、則人無所受、

約翰曰、非由天授、則人無所受、

如望應曰：『苟非自天授之、人亦何所受乎？

To this John replied,“ A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.

John replied,“ A person can receive only what God gives them from heaven.

John answered,“ A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

John responded,“ No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John replied,“ A person can receive not even one thing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John answered and said,“ A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

John responded,“ No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

John replied,“ No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John answered,“ A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me— and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

“ Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!”They talked it over among themselves.“ If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.

By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me,‘ Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’

“ Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?” They talked it over among themselves.“ If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn’t believe John.

He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last— dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.

“ The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return.

Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”

Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. You have heard everything I’ve said.

“ I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him,“ You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.”

And I have been chosen as a preacher and apostle to teach the Gentiles this message about faith and truth. I’m not exaggerating— just telling the truth.

And we have received God’s Spirit( not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.

Does it seem insignificant to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the community of Israel to be near him so you can serve in the Lord’s Tabernacle and stand before the people to minister to them?Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well?The Lord is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?”

“ Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has chosen me from among all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among the families of Judah he chose my father’s family. And from among my father’s sons the Lord was pleased to make me king over all Israel.And from among my sons— for the Lord has given me many— he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the Lord’s kingdom.

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.

This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.

After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.