John 15:22

The Hatred of the World

21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

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Berean Standard Bible
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse 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.
Free Bible Version
If I hadn't come and spoken to them, they wouldn't be guilty of 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.
King James (Authorized) Version
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
One Unity Resource 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.
Plain English Version
I came and talked to them, but they didn’t listen to me. So they are going against God, and he will say they are guilty. And they can’t argue with him. They can’t say they didn’t hear my message.
Translation for Translators
If I had not come and spoken God’s message to them, they would not be guilty of rejecting me and my message. But now I have come and told them God’s message, so they will have no excuse when God judges them for their sin.
Unlocked Literal Bible
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Noah Webster Bible
If I had not come and spoken to 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.
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.