John 3:27 Cross References - Wesley

²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.

²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.

³⁰ Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men? ³¹ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

³⁴ For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith:

⁴ And no one taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. ⁵ So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

⁵ By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

¹ Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God,

¹² Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we may know the things which are freely given to us of God. ¹³ Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, explaining spiritual things by spiritual words. ¹⁴ But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit; for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

⁵ and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

⁷ For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

¹¹ But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

¹ Paul an apostle (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus,

⁷ Of which I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.

⁷ to be testified of in due season, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

¹⁰ As every one hath received a gift, so minister it one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man minister, let him minister as of the ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified thro' Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the might for ever and ever. Amen.