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John 16:6–9

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6But because I have said these things unto you, msorrow hath filled your heart. 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, nthe Comforter owill not come unto you; but pif I depart, qI will send him unto you. 8And when he is come, he will ||rreprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9sOf sin, tbecause they believe not on me;

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Footnotes

  1. mver. 22. See ch. 14:1.
  2. nSee ch. 14:16.
  3. och. 7:39. & 14:16, 26. & 15:26.
  4. qSee ch. 14:26.
  5. ||Or, convince. ch. 8:9 (Gk.), 46. 1 Cor. 14:24. Tit. 1:9.
  6. rSee ch. 3:20.
  7. sch. 8:24. Acts 2:36, 37.

Cross references

  1. pActs 2:33.
  2. t1 Cor. 12:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: About sin, because they do not believe in me;

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, you grieve because of what I’ve told you. But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me,