John 3:20 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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;

English EASY 2024

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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light lest his deeds be exposed.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"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.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

English NLT

They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So the wicked hate the Light and try to hide from it, for the Light fully exposes their lives.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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.

English Tyndale 1537

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