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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.
John 15:24 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • 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.
  • BSB 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.
  • 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.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 31

  • John 14:9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
  • John 5:36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
  • John 7:31And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
  • John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
  • John 10:37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
  • John 9:32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
  • Deut 5:9Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
  • Prov 8:36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
  • Heb 2:3–4How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
  • Matt 9:33And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
  • John 3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
  • John 6:36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
  • Matt 11:5The blind receive their 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.
  • Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Mark 2:12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
  • John 12:37–40But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
  • Exod 20:5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
  • Matt 11:20–24Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
  • Jas 4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
  • John 11:47–50Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
  • Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
  • 2 Tim 3:4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
  • Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
  • Luke 10:12–16But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
  • John 12:45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
  • Rom 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
  • Rom 8:7–8Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
  • Luke 19:37–40And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
  • John 12:10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
  • Matt 21:32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
  • Ps 81:15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

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John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.

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