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

44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45“But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. Which one of you convicts Me of sinning? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe Me? 47He who belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you don’t hear is because you do not belong to God.” 48The Judean leaders responded, “Aren’t we right to say you are a Samaritan and have 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whichτίςtis · which?G5101
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• convincethἐλέγχωelegchō · to rebukeG1651
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225
• whyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• doπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for John 8:46

• John 8:7When they kept asking Him, He stood up and said, “The sinless one among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
• John 14:30“I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on Me.
• John 15:10If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
• John 16:8“When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:
• 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a kohen gadol who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all the same ways—yet without sin.
• Hebrews 7:26For such a Kohen Gadol was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth.”
• Matthew 21:25John’s immersion, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They began to dialogue among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
• Mark 11:31They began to dialogue among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you 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