American Standard Version
John 16:10
10of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;
John 16:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
- New International Version (NIV)about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
- English Standard Version (ESV)concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
- New King James Version (NKJV)of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
Context of John 16:10
8And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9of sin, because they believe not on me; of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more; 11of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged. 12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
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περὶ δικαιοσύνης δέ, ὅτι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ὑπάγω, καὶ οὐκέτι θεωρεῖτέ με·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 16:10
- Isaiah 42:21It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
- Isaiah 45:24Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
- Acts 2:32This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Romans 1:17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.
- Romans 3:21But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
- Romans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.
- Romans 8:33Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth;
- Romans 10:3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
- 1 Corinthians 15:14and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
- Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
- Philippians 3:7Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.
- 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Commentaries on John 16:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Of righteousness - Of my innocence and holiness, because I go away to my Father; of which my resurrection from the dead, and my ascension to heaven, shall be complete proofs. Christ was treated by the Jews as an impostor; as a magician; as one possessed by the devil; as a wicked person, seducer, and destroyer of the law. His vindication from these charges he chiefly referred to the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, who, by his influences on the minds of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Of righteousness - This seems clearly to refer to the righteousness or innocence of Jesus himself. He was now persecuted. He was soon to be arraigned on heavy charges, and condemned by the highest authority of the nation as guilty. Yet, though condemned, he says that the Holy Spirit would descend and convince the world that he was innocent. Because I go to my Father - That is, the amazing miracle of his resurrection and ascension to God would be a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was his going away. His bodily presence could be only in one place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places, at all times, wherever two or three are gathered together in his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or to convince. Convincing work is the Spirit's work; he can do it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11One of the Spirit’s roles is to convict the world. Convict is a legal term: The world had conducted its trial of Jesus, examining the evidence for his case (his signs and claims). Now the world would stand trial before the Spirit, and its guilt would be proven.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more--Beyond doubt, it is Christ's personal righteousness which the Spirit was to bring home to the sinner's heart. The evidence of this was to lie in the great historical fact, that He had "gone to His Father and was no more visible to men":--for if His claim to be the Son of God, the Saviour of the world, had been a lie, how should the Father, who is "a jealous God," have raised such a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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