John 16:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 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:

• 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 Which of you convicts me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
• Jude 1:15 : 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.'
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
• Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
• Acts 16:29-30 : 29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• 1 Cor 14:24 : 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is judged by all.
• John 8:9 : 9 And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the middle.