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25 Therefore there arose a controversy between John’s disciples and a Jew in regard to purification (ceremonial washing). 26 So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi (Teacher), the Man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing]—and to whom you have testified—look, He is baptizing too, and everyone is going to Him!” 27 John replied, “A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing at all] unless it has been granted to him from heaven [for there is no other source than the sovereign will of God]. John 3:25-27, Amplified Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation.
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