约翰福音 15:22
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
Context
This verse from 约翰福音 Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. 哥林多前书7-10：关于婚姻（各人要在蒙召时的身份留住）；圣像祭物的肉（「爱心造就人」）；保罗的使徒身份（「我在福音上有得不到报酬的责任」，「为多得人，我就做众人的仆人」）；「我跑路的时候不像无定向，我打拳的时候不像打空气」；以色列人在旷野为警戒；「你们所受的试探，无非是人所能受的；神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的。」
其他译本
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.
if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
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.
交叉参考
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