"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: {reprove: or, convince}" — John 16:8

John 16:8 · KJV

“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: {reprove: or, convince}”

— John 16:8

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Verse 9

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

John 16 — Context

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: {reprove: or, convince}

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Cross References

Acts 2:37

Now when they heard {this}, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men {and} brethren, what shall we do?

Jude 1:15

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard {speeches} which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for {his} only {son}, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for {his} firstborn.

Acts 16:29-30

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

John 8:9

And they which heard {it}, being convicted by {their own} conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, {even} unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

1 Corinthians 14:24

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or {one} unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

John 8:46

Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?