en_tn/jhn/03/27.md

# A man cannot receive anything unless

"Nobody has any power unless"

# it has been given to him from heaven

Here "heaven" is used as a metonym to refer to God. This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God has given it to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# You yourselves

This "You" is plural and refers to all the people John is talking to. AT: "You all" or "All of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])

# I have been sent before him

This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God sent me to arrive before him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/johnthebaptist]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# A man cannot receive anything unless`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"Nobody has any power unless"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# it has been given to him from heaven`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "heaven" is used as a metonym to refer to God. This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God has given it to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# You yourselves`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This "You" is plural and refers to all the people John is talking to. AT: "You all" or "All of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])`

			`# I have been sent before him`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This can be stated in an active form. AT: "God sent me to arrive before him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/johnthebaptist]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]`