John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin; but now they have no cloak for their sin.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And spoken unto them - Declared unto them the will of God, and made known his requirements. Jesus had not less certainly shown by his own argumen...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(d) If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. (d) As one would say, "If I had not come...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 15. The Vine. The relation of the following Chapter s to 14 has been discussed. The Parœ mia, or parable-like discourse, reminds us of the par...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

had... come , &c.. came and spake. had not had sin . would not have (imperf.) sin, i.e. in rejecting Him as the Messiah. Figure of speech Het...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

22. If I had not come. He had said that the Jews regarded the Gospel with hatred, because they did not know God. Lest any one should think t...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1699 THE GREAT SIN OF REJECTING CHRIST John 15:22 . If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have n...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. But now they have no cloke for their sin - (m...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If I had not come and spoken, &c.— "The ignorance of the Jews in particular will not however excuse them, (see the last note,) since they have...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. If I had not come and spoken unto the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The True Yine. The Witness of the Comforter and of the Apostles 1-17. The allegory of the True Vine and its interpretation. The metaphor of 'the v...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The world's hatred ] cp. the similar predictions, Matthew 10:16-28 ; Matthew 24:9 ; Luke 21:12 ; Luke 21:16 cp. also 1 Peter 4:12 ; 1 Peter 4...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin. — In this and the following verses ( John 15:22-25 ) our Lord shows the sinfulness of...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XIV. THE SPIRIT CHRIST'S WITNESS. "If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated Me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the wor...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Our Lord now uttered the great allegory of the vine. Certain words in it arrest our attention, "the vine," "the branches," "the fruit." The close int...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

If I had not come and spoken unto them ,.... The ignorance of the Jews is represented as inexcusable, since Christ was come, and had preached unto t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. Ver. 22. If I had not come, &c. ] Her...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If I had not come and spoken unto them Thus plainly; they had not had sin Their guilt would not have been so great. “If I had not appeared in per...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hatred and Persecution Foretold. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They had not had this particular sin, of not knowing him that sent me; or they had not had such degrees of sin as they now have; or they had had more...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3). The Disciples Must Not Be Surprised If They are Hated By the World ( John 15:18-25 ).
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.” This is the crux of the matter. Jesus has c...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 15:12 . This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. O beloved, do keep this commandment! Overlook each other's in...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 15:1 . I am the true vine. The vine through every age had designated the Hebrew church; here the Lord employs it to designate the Christian c...
The Biblical Illustrator

If the world hate you Kosmos: unregenerate humanity is here presented. I. AS GLOWING WITH HATE. 1. It was a hatred of goodness. To hate t...
The Biblical Illustrator

But all these things will they do unto you The world’s hatred, as Christ saw it I. THE WORLD’S IGNORANCE ( John 15:21 ). “The world,” in Christ...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They had not had sin — Not in this respect.

²² If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no clokea for their sin.

Related Commentaries of John 15:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 15:22