Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: New Living Translation And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. English Standard Version And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: Berean Standard Bible And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: Berean Literal Bible And having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment: King James Bible And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: New King James Version And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: New American Standard Bible And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: NASB 1995 “And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; NASB 1977 “And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and judgment; Legacy Standard Bible And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; Amplified Bible And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment: Christian Standard Bible When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: Holman Christian Standard Bible When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: American Standard Version And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Contemporary English Version The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about sin and God's justice and the judgment. English Revised Version And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: GOD'S WORD® Translation He will come to convict the world of sin, to show the world what has God's approval, and to convince the world that God judges it. Good News Translation And when he comes, he will prove to the people of the world that they are wrong about sin and about what is right and about God's judgment. International Standard Version When he comes, he will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment— Majority Standard Bible And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: NET Bible And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment-- New Heart English Bible When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, and about righteousness, and about judgment; Webster's Bible Translation And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Weymouth New Testament And He, when He comes, will convict the world in respect of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement; -- World English Bible When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment; Berean Literal Bible And having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment: Young's Literal Translation and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment; Smith's Literal Translation And having come, he will convict the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he has arrived, he will argue against the world, about sin and about justice and about judgment: New American Bible And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: New Revised Standard Version And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when he is come, he will rebuke the world concerning sin, concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And when he comes, he will correct the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment;” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd when he has come, he will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment: Mace New Testament and when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, of justice, of judgment: Weymouth New Testament And He, when He comes, will convict the world in respect of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement; -- Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Promise of the Holy Spirit …7But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;… Cross References Acts 2:37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” John 15:26-27 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me. / And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning. John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. 1 Corinthians 14:24-25 But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all, / and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!” Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth. Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. Isaiah 11:4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. / Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Micah 3:8 As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin. Romans 2:15 So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. Treasury of Scripture And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: he will. 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 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? Acts 16:29,30 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, … reprove. John 8:9,46 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: 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. Jump to Previous Conscious Convict Convince Demonstration Guilt Judged Judgement Judgment Regard Reprove Respect Righteousness Sin WorldJump to Next Conscious Convict Convince Demonstration Guilt Judged Judgement Judgment Regard Reprove Respect Righteousness Sin WorldJohn 16 1. Jesus comforts his disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, and his ascension;23. assures their prayers made in his name to be acceptable. 33. Peace in Jesus, and in the world affliction. And when He comes This phrase refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit, as promised by Jesus to His disciples. The Greek word for "comes" is "erchomai," which implies not just arrival but an active presence. Historically, this coming is fulfilled at Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles. This event marked a new era in God's redemptive plan, where the Spirit would dwell within believers, guiding and empowering them. He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment Parallel Commentaries ... Greek And [when]Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. He comes, ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. He ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. will convict ἐλέγξει (elenxei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1651: (a) I reprove, rebuke, discipline, (b) I expose, show to be guilty. Of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world κόσμον (kosmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). in regard to περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. sin ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. righteousness δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. judgment: κρίσεως (kriseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2920: Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. 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