| 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, these men would not have been wrong in saying before God's judgment seat that they are religious, and void of sin: but since I came to them, and they completely rejected me, they can have no cloak for their wickedness. People's New Testament 15:22 If I had not come... they had not had sin. Certain conclusions follow: (1) The degree of our sin is measured by our opportunities; (2) increased opportunities bring a consciousness of sin; light in the room enables us to see the dirt; (3) the sin of sins is the rejection of Christ. Since he came there is no cloke, no covering, no excuse. Those who refuse Christ die in their sins, because they will not part from them. Wesley's Notes 15:22 They had not had sin - Not in this respect. King James Translators' Notes cloke: or, excuse Scofield Reference Notes Margin sin Sin. See Scofield Note: "Rom 3:23". Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 22-25. (See on [1861]Joh 9:39-41). If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin-comparatively none; all other sins being light compared with the rejection of the Son of God. now they have no cloak for their sin-rather, "pretext." Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 15:18-25 How little do many persons think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the one living and true God, whom they profess to worship! The name into which Christ's disciples were baptized, is that which they will live and die by. It is a comfort to the greatest sufferers, if they suffer for Christ's name's sake. The world's ignorance is the true cause of its hatred to the disciples of Jesus. The clearer and fuller the discoveries of the grace and truth of Christ, the greater is our sin if we do not love him and believe in him. | 
