KJV King James Version
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
WEB World English Bible
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
ASV American Standard Version
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
Surrounding context — John 15
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotἦλθονG2064 · erchomaito come/goκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐλάλησαG2980 · laleōto speakαὐτοῖς,G846 · autosit/s/heἁμαρτίανG266 · hamartiasinοὐκG3756 · ounoεἴχοσαν·G2192 · echōto have/beνῦνG3568 · nunnowδὲG1161 · dethenπρόφασινG4392 · prophasispretenseοὐκG3756 · ounoἔχουσινG2192 · echōto have/beπερὶG4012 · periaboutτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίαςG266 · hamartiasinαὐτῶν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
John 9:41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.James 4:17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.Ezekiel 33:31-33And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.1 Peter 2:16As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.John 3:18-21He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Hebrews 6:4-8For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,Ezekiel 2:5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.Romans 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.Luke 12:46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.2 Corinthians 2:14-16Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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