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John 16:8

The Holy SpiritSinJudgment

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

7 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:

9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;

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

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BSB
And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
KJV
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
WEB
When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;
ASV
And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
DARBY
And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
BLB
And having come, He will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment:
ÅB
Og når han kommer, skal han overbevise verden om synd og om rettferdighet og om dom:
OTB
Og når han kommer, skal han overbevise verden om synd, rettferdighet og dom:
B1930
Og når han kommer, skal han overbevise verden om synd og om rettferdighet og om dom:

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  • 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.

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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  • Acts 16:29–30

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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  • John 8:46

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

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