John 16:9
About sin because they truly did not believe in me,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Of sin, because they believe not on me;
In Context
8And having come, he will convict the world about sin, and about justice, and about judgment.
10and about justice because I go to the Father, and ye see me no more,
Cross References
Mark 16:16He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.
John 5:40And ye will not come to me, so that ye may have life.
John 8:42Therefore Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me, for I came forth and have come from God. For, neither have I come for myself, but he sent me.
John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous, and asked for a man, a murderer to be granted to you.
Acts 26:9Indeed therefore I thought it necessary for myself to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
Matthew Henry on John 16:8-16
The Expediency of Christ's Departure; The Promise of the Spirit. 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. 8 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; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 12 I… Read the whole commentary →