John 15:22

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

Text-Critical English NT

In The 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.

In Context

21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

23Whoever hates me hates my Father also.

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Cross References

John 3:18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

John 12:48He who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Acts 17:30Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Romans 2:1Therefore yoʋ are without excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For on whatever grounds yoʋ judge another, yoʋ condemn yoʋrself, for yoʋ who judge do the same things.

Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Matthew Henry on John 15:19-26

Hatred and Persecution Foretold. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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