John 16:10
of righteousness, because I go away to [my] Father, and ye behold me no longer;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
In Context
9of sin, because they do not believe on me;
11of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Cross References
Isaiah 45:24Only in Jehovah, shall one say, have I righteousness and strength. To him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are apportioned out upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to close the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make expiation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal the vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.
John 5:32It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
Acts 3:14But *ye* denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
Acts 17:31because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.
Romans 3:21But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;
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 →