John 3:25-27

Evangelical Heritage Version

²⁵ Then an argument broke out between John’s disciples and a certain Jew^[a] about purification. ²⁶ His disciples came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you testified—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”

²⁷ John answered, “A man cannot receive a single thing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.