John 16:8

John 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
• New International Version (NIV)When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
• New Living Translation (NLT)And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.

Context of John 16:8

6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

John 16:8 word by word

καὶ ἐλθὼν ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ περὶ κρίσεως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• heἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• he will reproveἐλέγχωelegchō · to rebukeG1651
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920

Cross-references for John 16:8

• Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
• Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
• Acts 16:29Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
• John 8:9Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
• 1 Corinthians 14:24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

Commentaries on John 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He will reprove - , He will demonstrate these matters so clearly as to leave no doubt on the minds of those who are simple of heart; and so fully as to confound and shut the mouths of those who are gainsayers. See Acts 2:1, etc. The world - The Jewish nation first, and afterwards the Gentile world; for his influences shall not be confined to one people, place, or time.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He will reprove - The word translated “reprove” means commonly to demonstrate by argument, to prove, to persuade anyone to do a thing by presenting reasons. It hence means also to convince of anything, and particularly to convince of crime. This is its meaning here. He will convince or convict the world of sin. That is, he will so apply the truths of God to men‘s own minds as to convince them by fair and sufficient arguments that they are sinners, and…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. 8The Holy Spirit unveils to the world: the real nature of its sin, the truth about righteousness found only in God, and the coming judgment. In one sense, this judgment has already begun. When God’s light shines into the darkness, it exposes what is wrong and calls people to respond.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. And when he is come, he will, &c.--This is one of the passages most pregnant with thought in the profound discourses of Christ; with a few great strokes depicting all and every part of the ministry of the Holy Ghost in the world--His operation with reference to individuals as well as the mass, on believers and unbelievers alike [Olshausen]. he will reprove--This is too weak a word to express what is meant. Reproof is indeed implied in the term…Read the comment

Topics related to John 16:8

• Conviction
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Desirous
• Holy Ghost
• Reprove
• Sure
• Tribulation
• Atonement
• Comforter
• Convict; Conviction
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently

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