John 15:24

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does John 15:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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 15:24 — American Standard Version

Context — John 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24If 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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“If I had not done among them the works, etc.] This is another, and a new argument, evincing the inexcusableness of their ignorance, and infidelity, and sin, taken from the works that Christ did; such as healing the sick, raising the dead, giving sight to the blind, causing the dumb to speak, the deaf to hear, and the lame to walk, cleansing lepers, and casting out devils; which were clear proofs, and full demonstrations of his deity, and of his being the true Messiah: and which none other man did; in his own name, and by his own power; and which none of the men of God ever did; as Moses, Elijah, Elisha, or others; and particularly that of giving sight to one that was born blind: now if these…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“If I had not done . . . the works which none other . . . did--(See on Joh 12:37).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The works which none other man did - The miracles of Jesus surpassed those of Moses and the prophets: In their number. He healed great multitudes, and no small part of his life was occupied in doing good by miraculous power. In their nature. They involved a greater exertion of power. He healed all forms of disease. He showed that his power was superior to all kinds of pain. He raised Lazarus after he had been four days dead. He probably refers also to the fact that he had performed miracles of a different kind from all the prophets. He did all this by his own power; Moses and the prophets by the invoked power of God. Jesus spake and it was done, showing that he had power of himself to do…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“If: Joh 3:2, Joh 5:36, Joh 7:31, Joh 9:32, Joh 10:32, Joh 10:37, Joh 11:47-50, Joh 12:10, Joh 12:37-40; Mat 9:33, Mat 11:5; Mat 11:20-24; Mar 2:12; Luk 10:12-16, Luk 19:37-40, Luk 24:19; Act 2:22, Act 10:38; Heb 2:3, Heb 2:4 but: Joh 6:36, Joh 12:45, Joh 14:9; Mat 21:32 hated: Exo 20:5; Deu 5:9; Psa 81:15; Pro 8:36; Rom 1:30, Rom 8:7, Rom 8:8; Ti2 3:4; Jam 4:4 John 15:25”
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