John 15:22 Parallel Translations

If I hadn't come and spoken to them, they wouldn't have any sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.

ASV:

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

BBE:

If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.

DBY:

If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

ERV:

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

WEY:

"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin; but as the case stands they are without excuse for their sin.

WBS:

If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

WEB:

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

YLT:

if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.

John 15:22 Cross References

XREF:

John 9:41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.

John 15:24 "If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

15:22 {d} If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
(d) As one would say, If I had not come, these men would not have been wrong in saying before God's judgment seat that they are religious, and void of sin: but since I came to them, and they completely rejected me, they can have no cloak for their wickedness.

PNT:

15:22 If I had not come... they had not had sin. Certain conclusions follow: (1) The degree of our sin is measured by our opportunities; (2) increased opportunities bring a consciousness of sin; light in the room enables us to see the dirt; (3) the sin of sins is the rejection of Christ. Since he came there is
no cloke, no covering, no excuse. Those who refuse Christ die in their sins, because they will not part from them.

WES:

15:22 They had not had sin - Not in this respect.

MHC:

15:18-25 How little do many persons think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the one living and true God, whom they profess to worship! The name into which Christ's disciples were baptized, is that which they will live and die by. It is a comfort to the greatest sufferers, if they suffer for Christ's name's sake. The world's ignorance is the true cause of its hatred to the disciples of Jesus. The clearer and fuller the discoveries of the grace and truth of Christ, the greater is our sin if we do not love him and believe in him.

CONC:

Case Cloak Cloke Excuse Guilty However Pretext Reason Sin Spoken Stands Teacher

Case Cloak Cloke Excuse Guilty However Pretext Reason Sin Stands Teacher

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