John 8:46

John 8:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
• New International Version (NIV)Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?

Context of John 8:46

44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. 48Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

John 8:46 word by word

τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐλέγχει με περὶ ἁμαρτίας; εἰ ἀλήθειαν λέγω, διὰ τί ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι;Read the interlinear

• Whichτίςtis · which?G5101
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• convictethἐλέγχωelegchō · to rebukeG1651
• meμέme · meG3165
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• whyδιατίdiati · why?G1302
• doπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• notοὐou · noG3756
• meμοίmoi · to meG3427

Cross-references for John 8:46

• John 8:7So when they continued asking him, he raised himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
• John 14:30After this I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
• John 16:8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
• 2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Hebrews 4:15For we have not an high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but who was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest was befitting for us, who is holy, blameless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
• 1 Peter 2:22Who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
• Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, where was it from? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
• Mark 11:31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Commentaries on John 8:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46Which of you convinceth me of sin? - Do you pretend to reject the truths which I announce, because my life does not correspond to the doctrines I have taught? But can any of you prove me guilty of any fault? You have maliciously watched all my steps; have you seen the smallest matter to reprove, in any part of my conduct? But it is probable that ̔, sin, is put here in opposition to , truth, in the same verse, and then it should be rendered falsehood. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46Which of you convinceth me? - To convince, with us, means to satisfy a man‘s own mind of the truth of anything; but this is not its meaning here. It rather means to convict. Which of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? Of sin - The word “sin” here evidently means “error, falsehood, or imposture.” It stands opposed to truth. The argument of the Saviour is this: A doctrine might be rejected if it could be proved that he that delivered it was an impostor…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-47Verses 41-47 Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, and promising freedom in sin. He is the author of all lies; whom liars resemble and obey, with whom all liars shall have their portion for ever. The special lusts of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-59The debate about whether Jesus is the Messiah continues from 7:52. Jesus remained at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. During the feast, the conflicts Jesus encountered in chapter 7 continued and intensified.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4745-47. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not--not although, but just because He did so, for the reason given in the former verse. Had He been less true they would have hailed Him more readily.Read the comment

Topics related to John 8:46

• Jesus Continued
• Self-Righteousness
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Act
• Conscience
• Continue
• Flesh
• Hear
• Lift
• Treasury
• Convict; Conviction
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 8

• 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