John answered, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
In context
25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. 26They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the man who was with you across the Jordan, the one you testified about — look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.” 27John answered, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ; I have been sent ahead of him.’ 29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The bridegroom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, is filled with joy at the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and now it is complete.
