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Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
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English Standard Version
20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
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King James Version
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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The Message Bible
20 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.
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New American Standard Bible
20 "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
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New International Version
20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
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New King James Version
20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
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New Living Translation
20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.
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New Revised Standard
20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
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American Standard Version
20 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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The Bible in Basic English
20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
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Common English Bible
20 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.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 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.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
20 For everyone who does evil things hates the light and avoids it, so that his actions won't be exposed.
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The Darby Translation
20 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;
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Good News Translation
20 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.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
20 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.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
20 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.
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Hebrew Names Version
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, for fear that his works would be reproved.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
20 For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved .
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Lexham English Bible
20 For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
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New Century Version
20 All who do evil hate the light and will not come to the light, because it will show all the evil things they do.
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New International Reader's Version
20 "Everyone who does evil things hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
20 For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
20 For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
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Revised Standard Version
20 For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
20 For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
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SBL Greek New Testament
20 πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ·
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Third Millennium Bible
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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Tyndale
20 For every man that evyll doeth hateth the light: nether commeth to light lest his dedes shuld be reproved.
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The Latin Vulgate
20 omnis enim qui mala agit odit lucem et non venit ad lucem ut non arguantur opera eius
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
20 omnis enim qui mala agit odit lucem et non venit ad lucem ut non arguantur opera eius
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The Webster Bible
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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World English Bible
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, for fear that his works would be reproved.
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Weymouth New Testament
20 For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.
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Wycliffe
20 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.
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Young's Literal Translation
20 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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