John 15:24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 15:18-25

Here Christ discourses concerning hatred, which is the character and genius of the devil's kingdom, as love is of the kingdom of Christ. Observe here, I. Who they are in whom this hatred is found?the world, the children of this world, as distinguished from the children of God; those who are in the interests of the god of this world, whose image they bear, and whose power they are subject to; all those, whether Jews or Gentiles, who would not come into the church of Christ, which he audibly... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 15:22-25

15:22-25 "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have no excuse for their sins. He who hates me hates the Father too. If I had not done deeds among them, which no one else had ever done, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen and they have heard both me and my Father. But it has all happened that the word which stands written in their law might be fulfilled--'They have hated me without a cause.'" Here Jesus has returned to a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works ,.... 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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 15:24

Verse 24 24.If I had not done among them the works Under the word works he includes, in my opinion, all the proofs which he gave of his Divine glory; for by miracles, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, and by other demonstrations, he clearly proved that he was the Son of God, so that in him was plainly seen the majesty of the Only-begotten Son, as we have seen under John 1:14 (91) It is commonly objected, that he did not perform more miracles or greater miracles than Moses and the Prophets.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:17-27

(b) The results of this union with Christ to the unbelieving world . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:17-27

The disciples and the world. Our Lord turns to a new thought—the relation of his disciples to the world. I. THE SCOPE OF ALL CHRIST 'S TEACHING IS TO DEVELOP LOVE . "These things I command you, that ye may love one another." 1. This love is to be the characteristic of the new kingdom , and thus the strong attraction of the gospel. 2. Yet , essentially noble as it is , it will challenge the hostility of a world out of all sympathy with Christ . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:22-25

Unbelief inexcusable. It is significant and affecting to find that in the last deliberate discourse which our Lord Jesus addressed to his disciples, he not only administered comfort to his friends, but uttered words of sad rebuke to his enemies. He knew full well that the attitude which was taken towards him by the Jewish leaders was typical of the regard and treatment of multitudes besides; and his reproaches have a scope far beyond their immediate application. I. THE MANIFESTATION... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:22-25

The sin of neglecting the Savior. With regard to the Jewish nation, this is referred to by our Lord— I. AS A SIN OF THE GREATEST ENORMITY . There are degrees in sin as in virtue. The sin of rejecting the Savior is the greatest. It stands alone in the black category. "If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not," etc. What does this mean? Whether that they would not have that particular sin? or that, in comparison with this, ethers are small, and almost fade into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 15:24

If I had not done among them works which none other did £ Here he comes down from "Word" to "work," and indicates the lower agency, that of works, which are neither inoperative nor valueless, and which transcend all other similar deeds. They are works of the Son of God, works of creation and of healing, triumphant conflict with the forces of nature and the malice of the devil, of a kind which may be compared with, but which exceed all human and angelic ministry. They had not had sin, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 15:24

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... read more

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