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John 3:20
KJ21
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
ASV
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
AMP
For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.
AMPC
For every wrongdoer hates (loathes, detests) the Light, and will not come out into the Light but shrinks from it, lest his works (his deeds, his activities, his conduct) be exposed and reproved.
BRG
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
CSB
For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
CEB
All who do wicked things hate the light and don’t come to the light for fear that their actions will be exposed to the light.
CJB
For everyone who does evil things hates the light and avoids it, so that his actions won’t be exposed.
CEV
People who do evil hate the light and won't come to the light, because it clearly shows what they have done.
DARBY
For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;
DLNT
For everyone practicing bad things hates the Light, and does not come to the Light in order that his works may not be exposed.
DRA
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
ERV
Everyone who does evil hates the light. They will not come to the light, because the light will show all the bad things they have done.
EASY
Everyone who does evil things hates the light. A person like that will not come to the light because he is afraid. He does not want the bad things that he has done to show clearly.
EHV
In fact, everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, or else his deeds would be exposed.
ESV
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
ESVUK
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
EXB
All who do evil hate the light and will not come to the light, because it will show ·all the evil things they do [L their deeds/actions].
GNV
For every man that evil doeth, hateth the light, neither cometh to light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
GW
People who do what is wrong hate the light and don’t come to the light. They don’t want their actions to be exposed.
GNT
Those who do evil things hate the light and will not come to the light, because they do not want their evil deeds to be shown up.
HCSB
For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
ICB
Everyone who does evil hates the light. He will not come to the light because it will show all the evil things he has done.
ISV
Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.
PHILLIPS
“So you are a teacher of Israel,” said Jesus, “and you do not recognise such things? I assure you that we are talking about something we really know and we are witnessing to something we have actually observed, yet men like you will not accept our evidence. Yet if I have spoken to you about things which happen on this earth and you will not believe me, what chance is there that you will believe me if I tell you about what happens in Heaven? No one has ever been up to Heaven except the Son of Man who came down from Heaven. The Son of Man must be lifted above the heads of men—as Moses lifted up that serpent in the desert—so that any man who believes in him may have eternal life. For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that every one who believes in him shall not be lost, but should have eternal life. You must understand that God has not sent his Son into the world to pass sentence upon it, but to save it—through him. Any man who believes in him is not judged at all. It is the one who will not believe who stands already condemned, because he will not believe in the character of God’s only Son. This is the judgment—that light has entered the world and men have preferred darkness to light because their deeds are evil. Anybody who does wrong hates the light and keeps away from it, for fear his deeds may be exposed. But anybody who is living by the truth will come to the light to make it plain that all he has done has been done through God.”
JUB
For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
KJV
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
AKJV
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
LSB
For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light lest his deeds be exposed.
LEB
For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
TLB
They hated the heavenly Light because they wanted to sin in the darkness. They stayed away from that Light for fear their sins would be exposed and they would be punished.
MSG
“This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.”
MEV
For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
MOUNCE
For everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. ·
NOG
People who do what is wrong hate the light and don’t come to the light. They don’t want their actions to be exposed.
NABRE
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.
NASB
For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.
NASB1995
For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
NCB
Everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids coming near the light so that his misdeeds may not be exposed.
NCV
All who do evil hate the light and will not come to the light, because it will show all the evil things they do.
NET
For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
NIRV
Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.
NIV
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
NIVUK
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
NKJV
For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
NLV
Everyone who sins hates the Light. He stays away from the Light because his sin would be found out.
NLT
All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.
NMB
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light lest his deeds should be reproved.
NRSVA
For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
NRSVACE
For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
NRSVCE
For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
NRSVUE
For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
NTFE
For everyone who does evil hates the light; people like that don’t come to the light, in case their deeds get shown up and reproved.
OJB
For everyone walking in the derech resha’im has sin’as chinom (baseless hatred) for the Ohr and does not come to the Ohr, lest his ma’asim be exposed. [Ps l:6; Job 24:13-17]
RGT
“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
RSV
For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
RSVCE
For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
TLV
For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
VOICE
Some of humankind hated the light. They scampered hurriedly back into the darkness where vices thrive and wickedness flourishes.
WEB
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
WE
Everyone who does wrong things hates light. He does not come to the light because he is afraid people will see what he does and will say it is bad.
WYC
For each man that doeth evil, hateth the light; and he cometh not to the light [and cometh not to the light], that his works be not reproved.
YLT
for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
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