John 3:27

3:27 John replied, ¹  “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John 6:65

6:65 So Jesus added, ²  “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.” ³ 

John 19:11

19:11 Jesus replied, “You would have no authority ⁴  over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you ⁵  is guilty of greater sin.” ⁶ 

[3:27]  ¹ tn Grk “answered and said.”

[6:65]  ² tn Grk “And he said”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:65]  ³ tn Grk “unless it has been permitted to him by the Father.”

[19:11]  ³ tn Or “power.”

[19:11]  ⁴ tn Or “who delivered me over to you.”

[19:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “has the greater sin” (an idiom).