💫WEB · John 15:22
What does John 15:22 mean?
"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin."
— John 15:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
But all these things will they do to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
He who hates me, hates my Father also.
If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
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