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.
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- WEB 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- NASB 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.
- NLT If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.
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Quick answer
Jesus' unprecedented works left the people without excuse, yet they saw and hated both Him and the Father. Rejecting clear evidence compounds guilt.
Overview
Jesus' miraculous works, unlike any others, were undeniable testimony to His identity. To witness them and still hate Him is to hate the Father who worked through Him. The verse reinforces that their unbelief is willful rejection of overwhelming evidence, deepening their accountability before God.
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Cross-references · 31
- John 14:9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- John 5:36But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
- John 7:31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
- John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- John 10:37If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
- John 9:32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
- Deut 5:9You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Prov 8:36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
- Heb 2:3–4how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
- Matt 9:33And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
- John 6:36But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
- Matt 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Mark 2:12And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
- John 12:37–40Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- Exod 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Matt 11:20–24Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- Jas 4:4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
- John 11:47–50Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- 2 Tim 3:4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
- Luke 10:12–16I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
- John 12:45And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
- Rom 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
- Rom 8:7–8because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- Luke 19:37–40And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
- Matt 21:32For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
- Ps 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
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