John 15:24

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰ τὰ ἔργα μὴ ἐποίησα ἐν αὐτοῖς ἃ οὐδεὶς ἄλλος πεποίηκεν, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἴχον: νῦν δὲ καὶ ἑωράκασιν καὶ μεμισήκασιν καὶ ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν Πατέρα μου.

Transliteration

Ei ta erga mē epoiēsa en autois ha oudeis allos pepoiēken, hamartian ouk eichon: nun de kai heōrakasin kai memisēkasin kai eme kai ton Patera mou.

Grammar Details

• *Ei*: conditional particle - if
• *ta erga*: accusative, neuter, plural - the works
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *epoiēsa*: aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I had done
• *en autois*: preposition + dative - among them
• *ha*: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which
• *oudeis allos*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one else
• *pepoiēken*: perfect indicative, active, third person singular - has done
• *hamartian*: accusative, feminine, singular - sin
• *ouk eichon*: negative + imperfect indicative, active, third person plural - they would not have had
• *nun*: adverb - now
• *de*: conjunction - but
• *kai... kai*: coordinating conjunctions - both... and
• *heōrakasin*: perfect indicative, active, third person plural - they have seen
• *memisēkasin*: perfect indicative, active, third person plural - they have hated
• *eme*: accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me
• *Patera*: accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• *mou*: genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me

Word Meanings

• *erga*: works/deeds/acts
• *epoiēsa*: had done/had performed/had accomplished
• *pepoiēken*: has done/has performed/has accomplished
• *eichon*: would have had/would have possessed
• *heōrakasin*: have seen/have observed/have witnessed
• *memisēkasin*: have hated/have detested/have rejected

Referenced Verses

• John 5:36 : 36 ‹But I have greater witness than› [that] ‹of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.›
• John 7:31 : 31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this [man] hath done?
• John 9:32 : 32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
• John 14:9 : 9 Jesus saith unto him, ‹Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou› [then], ‹Shew us the Father?›
• John 10:37 : 37 ‹If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.›
• John 3:2 : 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
• John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, ‹Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?›
• Matt 9:33 : 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 ‹The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.›
• Matt 11:20-24 : 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21 ‹Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.› 22 ‹But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.› 23 ‹And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.› 24 ‹But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.›
• Matt 21:32 : 32 ‹For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen› [it], ‹repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.›
• Mark 2:12 : 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
• Luke 10:12-16 : 12 ‹But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.› 13 ‹Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.› 14 ‹But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.› 15 ‹And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.› 16 ‹He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.›
• Luke 19:37-40 : 37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, ‹I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.›
• Luke 24:19 : 19 And he said unto them, ‹What things?› And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
• John 6:36 : 36 ‹But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.›
• Exod 20:5 : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
• Deut 5:9 : 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,
• Ps 81:15 : 15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
• Prov 8:36 : 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
• John 11:47-50 : 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
• John 12:10 : 10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
• John 12:37-40 : 37 ¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
• John 12:45 : 45 ‹And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.›
• Acts 2:22 : 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
• Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
• Rom 1:30 : 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
• Rom 8:7-8 : 7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
• 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
• Heb 2:3-4 : 3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him]; 4 God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
• Jas 4:4 : 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.