John 15:24

John 15:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.

Context of John 15:24

22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23He who hates Me hates My Father also. 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. 25But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ 26“When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,

John 15:24 word by word

εἰ τὰ ἔργα μὴ ἐποίησα ἐν αὐτοῖς ἃ οὐδεὶς ἄλλος ἐποίησεν, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχοσαν· νῦν δὲ καὶ ἑωράκασιν καὶ μεμισήκασιν καὶ ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν πατέρα μου·Read the interlinear

• Ifεἰei · if: notG1487
• I had not doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• elseἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• they would not haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• but nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• they have bothκαίkai · andG2532
• seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• and hatedμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• Me and My Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for John 15:24

• John 3:2this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
• John 5:36But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish--the very works that I do--testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
• John 7:31But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”
• John 9:32Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
• John 10:32Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”
• John 11:47Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.
• John 12:10But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;
• Matthew 9:33After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
• Matthew 11:5the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Matthew 11:20Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.
• Mark 2:12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
• Luke 10:12I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
• Luke 19:37As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
• Luke 24:19And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know--
• Acts 10:38You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Commentaries on John 15:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The works which none other man did - The miracles of Jesus surpassed those of Moses and the prophets: 1.In their number. He healed great multitudes, and no small part of his life was occupied in doing good by miraculous power. 2.In their nature. They involved a greater exertion of power. He healed all forms of disease. He showed that his power was superior to all kinds of pain. He raised Lazarus after he had been four days dead. He probably refers also to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-24Now, however, they have no excuse: The ministry of Jesus provided both words and works as evidence that pointed to God (15:22; 15:24). Once people have heard and seen him, they are accountable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2522-25. (See on Joh 9:39-41). If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin--comparatively none; all other sins being light compared with the rejection of the Son of God. now they have no cloak for their sin--rather, "pretext."Read the comment

Topics related to John 15:24

• God
• Godlessness
• Hatred
• Jesus Continued
• Judgment
• Persecution
• Responsibility

In the dictionaries

• Cloke
• Herein
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of

Commentaries on John 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings