John 3:20

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

John 3:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

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KJV

King James Version

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

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WEB

World English Bible

For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, so that his works may not be exposed;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

John 3

¹⁸ Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

¹⁹ And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

²¹ But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

²² After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

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