John 15:24
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.
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Study Note
Jesus's statement — 'if I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin' — establishes that miraculous signs intensify culpability: witness to greater revelation creates greater accountability. The 'works' (erga) here refer to the Johannine 'signs' (sēmeia) — healings, the feeding, raising of Lazarus — each intended to generate faith in Jesus's identity as the one sent from the Father. The verse forms part of the Farewell Discourse section on the world's hatred (John 15:18–25) and explains hostility toward the disciples as a continuation of the world's rejection of Jesus. The consequent fulfillment of Psalm 35:19 ('they hated me without cause') anchors the eschatological drama in Israel's liturgical tradition.
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If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;
If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.
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