John 16:8

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{ "verseID": "John.16.8", "source": "Καὶ ἐλθὼν, ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ περὶ κρίσεως:", "text": "And *elthōn*, that one will *elegxei* the *kosmon peri hamartias*, and *peri dikaiosynēs*, and *peri kriseōs*:", "grammar": { "Καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come", "ἐκεῖνος": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one", "*elegxei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will convict/expose", "τὸν": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the", "*kosmon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - world", "*peri*": "preposition - concerning", "*hamartias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - sin", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*peri*": "preposition - concerning", "*dikaiosynēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*peri*": "preposition - concerning", "*kriseōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment" }, "variants": { "*elthōn*": "having come/when he comes", "*elegxei*": "will convict/will expose/will prove wrong", "*kosmon*": "world/world-system/humanity", "*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding", "*hamartias*": "sin/wrongdoing", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice", "*kriseōs*": "judgment/decision/condemnation" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθὼν, ἐκεῖνος ἐλέγξει τὸν κόσμον περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ περὶ κρίσεως:

Transliteration

And elthōn, that one will elegxei the kosmon peri hamartias, and peri dikaiosynēs, and peri kriseōs:

Grammar Details

• Καὶ: conjunction - and
• *elthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come
• ἐκεῖνος: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one
• *elegxei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will convict/expose
• τὸν: definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the
• *kosmon*: noun, accusative, masculine, singular - world
• *peri*: preposition - concerning
• *hamartias*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - sin
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• *dikaiosynēs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - righteousness
• *kriseōs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment

Word Meanings

• *elthōn*: having come/when he comes
• *elegxei*: will convict/will expose/will prove wrong
• *kosmon*: world/world-system/humanity
• *peri*: concerning/about/regarding
• *hamartias*: sin/wrongdoing
• *dikaiosynēs*: righteousness/justice
• *kriseōs*: judgment/decision/condemnation

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he has come, he will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he, when{G2064} he{G1565} is come,{G2064} will convict{G1651} the world{G2889} in respect{G4012} of sin,{G266} and{G2532} of{G4012} righteousness,{G1343} and{G2532} of{G4012} judgment:{G2920}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} when he is come{G2064}{(G5631)}, he{G1565} will reprove{G1651}{(G5692)} the world{G2889} of{G4012} sin{G266}, and{G2532} of{G4012} righteousness{G1343}, and{G2532} of{G4012} judgment{G2920}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he is come he will rebuke ye worlde of synne and of rightwesnes and of iudgement.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he commeth, he shal rebuke the worlde of synne, and of righteousnes, & of iudgment.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he is come, he will reproue the worlde of sinne, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe he is come, he wyll rebuke the world of sinne, and of righteousnes, and of iudgement.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment–

Referenced Verses

• John 8:46 : 46 { "verseID": "John.8.46", "source": "Τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐλέγχει με περὶ ἁμαρτίας; Εἰ δὲ ἀλήθειαν λέγω, διὰ τί ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι;", "text": "Who of you *elegchei me* concerning *hamartias*? If *de alētheian legō*, through what *hymeis* not *pisteuete moi*?", "grammar": { "*elegchei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - convicts/exposes", "*me*": "accusative, singular - me", "*hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sin", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*alētheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - truth", "*legō*": "present indicative, 1st singular - I speak/say", "*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you [plural]", "*pisteuete*": "present indicative, 2nd plural - you believe", "*moi*": "dative, singular - to me" }, "variants": { "*elegchei*": "convicts/exposes/proves guilty", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*de*": "but/and/now [contrastive particle]" } }
• Jude 1:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Jude.1.15", "source": "Ποιῆσαι κρίσιν κατὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐλέγξαι πάντας τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς αὐτῶν περὶ πάντων τῶν ἔργων ἀσεβείας αὐτῶν ὧν ἠσέβησαν, καὶ περὶ πάντων τῶν σκληρῶν ὧν ἐλάλησαν κατʼ αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀσεβεῖς.", "text": "*Poiēsai krisin kata pantōn*, and *elegxai pantas tous asebeis autōn peri pantōn tōn ergōn asebeias autōn hōn ēsebēsan*, and *peri pantōn tōn sklērōn hōn elalēsan kat' autou hamartōloi asebeis*.", "grammar": { "*Poiēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to execute", "*krisin kata pantōn*": "accusative, feminine, singular with prepositional phrase - judgment against all", "*elegxai*": "aorist active infinitive - to convict", "*pantas tous asebeis autōn*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all their ungodly ones", "*peri pantōn tōn ergōn asebeias autōn*": "prepositional phrase with genitive - concerning all the works of their ungodliness", "*hōn ēsebēsan*": "relative pronoun with aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - which they committed ungodly", "*peri pantōn tōn sklērōn*": "prepositional phrase with genitive - concerning all the harsh things", "*hōn elalēsan*": "relative pronoun with aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - which they spoke", "*kat' autou*": "prepositional phrase - against him", "*hamartōloi asebeis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sinful ungodly" }, "variants": { "*Poiēsai*": "execute/perform/do", "*krisin*": "judgment/decision/trial", "*elegxai*": "convict/refute/expose", "*asebeis*": "ungodly/impious", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*asebeias*": "ungodliness/impiety", "*ēsebēsan*": "committed ungodly/acted impiously", "*sklērōn*": "harsh/hard/rough", "*elalēsan*": "spoke/said", "*hamartōloi*": "sinful/sinners" } }
• Zech 12:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Zechariah.12.10", "source": "וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ עַל־בֵּ֨ית דָּוִ֜יד וְעַ֣ל ׀ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם ר֤וּחַ חֵן֙ וְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים וְהִבִּ֥יטוּ אֵלַ֖י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־דָּקָ֑רוּ וְסָפְד֣וּ עָלָ֗יו כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ עַל־הַיָּחִ֔יד וְהָמֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו כְּהָמֵ֥ר עַֽל־הַבְּכֽוֹר׃", "text": "*Wə*-*šāp̄aḵtî* upon-house *Dāwid* *wə*-upon *yôšēḇ* *Yərûšalim* *rûaḥ* *ḥēn* *wə*-*taḥănûnîm* *wə*-*hibbîṭû* to-me *ʾēt* who-*dāqārû* *wə*-*sāp̄ədû* over-him like-*mispēd* over-*hayyāḥîd* *wə*-*hāmēr* over-him like-*hāmēr* over-*habəḵôr*", "grammar": { "*Wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šāp̄aḵtî*": "perfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular, Qal - I will pour out", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*yôšēḇ*": "masculine singular construct, participle - inhabitant of", "*Yərûšalim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular - spirit", "*ḥēn*": "masculine singular - grace/favor", "*taḥănûnîm*": "masculine plural - supplications/pleas", "*hibbîṭû*": "perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural, Hiphil - they will look/gaze", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*dāqārû*": "perfect, 3rd person plural, Qal - they pierced", "*sāp̄ədû*": "perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural, Qal - they will mourn/lament", "*mispēd*": "masculine singular - mourning/lamentation", "*hayyāḥîd*": "definite article + masculine singular - the only/unique one", "*hāmēr*": "infinitive absolute, Hiphil - bitterly", "*habəḵôr*": "definite article + masculine singular - the firstborn" }, "variants": { "*šāp̄aḵtî*": "I will pour out/spill", "*rûaḥ* *ḥēn*": "spirit of grace/spirit of favor", "*taḥănûnîm*": "supplications/pleas for mercy/entreaties", "*hibbîṭû*": "they will look/gaze/regard", "*dāqārû*": "they pierced/stabbed/thrust through", "*sāp̄ədû*": "they will mourn/lament/wail", "*mispēd*": "mourning/lamentation/wailing", "*hayyāḥîd*": "the only one/only child/unique one", "*hāmēr*": "bitterly/in bitterness", "*habəḵôr*": "the firstborn/firstborn son" } }
• Acts 2:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Acts.2.37", "source": "Ἀκούσαντες δὲ, κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδίᾳ, εἶπόν τε πρὸς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους, Τί ποιήσομεν; Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,", "text": "*Akousantes de*, *katenugēsan* in the *kardia*, *eipon* both to the *Petron* and the *loipous apostolous*, What *poiēsomen*? *Andres adelphoi*,", "grammar": { "*Akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*katenugēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they were pierced/cut to the heart", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart", "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said", "*Petron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*loipous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - rest/remaining", "*apostolous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - apostles", "*poiēsomen*": "future active indicative, 1st person plural - we will do", "*Andres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men", "*adelphoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - brothers" }, "variants": { "*Akousantes*": "hearing/having heard/listening to", "*katenugēsan*": "were pierced/cut to the heart/deeply moved", "*kardia*": "heart/inner self/mind", "*eipon*": "said/spoke/told", "*loipous*": "rest/remaining/other", "*apostolous*": "apostles/sent ones/messengers", "*poiēsomen*": "shall we do/should we do/what action should we take", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/fellow believers/countrymen" } }
• Acts 16:29-30 : 29 { "verseID": "Acts.16.29", "source": "Αἰτήσας δὲ φῶτα, εἰσεπήδησεν, καὶ ἔντρομος, γενόμενος προσέπεσεν τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Σίλᾳ,", "text": "*Aitēsas* *de* *phōta*, *eisepēdēsen*, and *entromos*, *genomenos* *prosepesen* to the *Paulō* and to the *Sila*,", "grammar": { "*Aitēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having asked for", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*phōta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - lights", "*eisepēdēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - rushed in", "*entromos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - trembling", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become", "*prosepesen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - fell before/prostrated himself", "*Paulō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*Sila*": "dative, masculine, singular - Silas" }, "variants": { "*Aitēsas*": "having asked for/having called for/having demanded", "*phōta*": "lights/lamps/torches", "*eisepēdēsen*": "rushed in/sprang in/leaped in", "*entromos*": "trembling/quaking/shaking with fear", "*prosepesen*": "fell before/prostrated himself/fell down before" } } 30 { "verseID": "Acts.16.30", "source": "Καὶ προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω, ἔφη, Κύριοι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ;", "text": "And *proagagōn* them outside, *ephē*, *Kyrioi*, what me *dei* *poiein* that *sōthō*?", "grammar": { "*proagagōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having brought out", "*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he said/was saying", "*Kyrioi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - sirs/lords", "*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - it is necessary", "*poiein*": "present active infinitive - to do", "*sōthō*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 1st singular - I might be saved" }, "variants": { "*proagagōn*": "having brought out/having led out", "*ephē*": "said/was saying/declared", "*Kyrioi*": "sirs/lords/masters", "*dei*": "it is necessary/must/should", "*sōthō*": "I might be saved/I might be rescued/I might be delivered" } }
• 1 Cor 14:24 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.14.24", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ πάντες προφητεύωσιν, εἰσέλθῃ δέ τις ἄπιστος, ἢ ἰδιώτης, ἐλέγχεται ὑπὸ πάντων, ἀνακρίνεται ὑπὸ πάντων:", "text": "*Ean* *de* *pantes* *prophēteuōsin*, *eiselthē* *de* *tis* *apistos*, *ē* *idiōtēs*, *elenchetai* *hypo* *pantōn*, *anakrinetai* *hypo* *pantōn*:", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now [contrast]", "*pantes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*prophēteuōsin*": "present subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might prophesy", "*eiselthē*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd singular - might enter/come in", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now [adds thought]", "*tis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - someone/anyone", "*apistos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - unbeliever", "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*idiōtēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - uninformed/uninitiated", "*elenchetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is convicted/convinced", "*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - by", "*pantōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of all", "*anakrinetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is examined/judged", "*pantōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of all" }, "variants": { "*prophēteuōsin*": "prophesy/speak God's message/speak under divine inspiration", "*eiselthē*": "enter/come in/arrive", "*apistos*": "unbeliever/faithless one/non-Christian", "*idiōtēs*": "uninformed/uninitiated/outsider/layperson", "*elenchetai*": "is convicted/is convinced/is reproved/is exposed", "*anakrinetai*": "is examined/is judged/is questioned/is scrutinized" } }
• John 8:9 : 9 { "verseID": "John.8.9", "source": "Οἱ δέ, ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς συνειδήσεως ἐλεγχόμενοι, ἐξήρχοντο εἷς καθʼ εἷς, ἀρξάμενοι ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἕως τῶν ἐσχάτων: καὶ κατελείφθη μόνος ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἐν μέσῳ ἑστῶσα.", "text": "They *de*, having *akousantes*, and by the *syneidēseōs* being *elegchomenoi*, *exērchonto* one by one, having *arxamenoi* from the *presbyterōn*, until the *eschatōn*: and was *kateleiphthē* alone *Iēsous*, and the *gynē* in *mesō* *hestōsa*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*syneidēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - conscience", "*elegchomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being convicted/rebuked", "*exērchonto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - they were going out", "*arxamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having begun", "*presbyterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of elders/older ones", "*eschatōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of last ones/youngest", "*kateleiphthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was left behind", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*gynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - woman", "*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - in middle/midst", "*hestōsa*": "perfect active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - standing/having stood" }, "variants": { "*akousantes*": "having heard/listened to", "*syneidēseōs*": "conscience/moral consciousness", "*elegchomenoi*": "being convicted/rebuked/exposed", "*exērchonto*": "were going out/departing", "*presbyterōn*": "elders/older ones", "*eschatōn*": "last ones/youngest/least important", "*kateleiphthē*": "was left/remained/left behind", "*hestōsa*": "standing/having stood/positioned" } }