Passage
John 15.22
22. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. (ASV)Book: John · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
20. Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.
- He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24. 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. (John 15:20-24, ASV)
WEB
20. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21. But all these things will they do to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
22. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
- He who hates me, hates my Father also. 24. 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. (John 15:20-24, WEB)
KJV
20. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. cloke: or, excuse
- He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 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. (John 15:20-24, KJV)
YLT
20. 'Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep; 21. but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
22. if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
- 'He who is hating me, doth hate also my Father; 24. 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; (John 15:20-24, YLT)
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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