John 15:22 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin.…”

John 15:22

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

If I had not come and spoken vnto them, they shoulde not haue had sinne: but nowe haue they no cloke for their sinne.

Darby Translation

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

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“they”

John 9:41 James 4:17 Acts 17:30 John 12:48 Ezekiel 33:31–33 John 3:18–21

John 9:41 · BSB

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

James 4:17 · BSB

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

Acts 17:30 · BSB

Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

John 12:48 · BSB

There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Ezekiel 33:31–33 · BSB

So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

John 3:18–21 · BSB

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

“cloke”

Romans 1:20 1 Peter 2:16 Romans 2:1

Romans 1:20 · BSB

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

1 Peter 2:16 · BSB

Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

Romans 2:1 · BSB

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

Read John 15