John 16:9

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
sin	ἁμαρτίας hamartias	G266	a sin (properly abstract) · noun — genitive singular feminine
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
they believe	πιστεύουσιν pisteuousin	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
on	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
me	ἐμέ emé	G1691	me

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Cross-references

John 15:22-25 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
John 8:23-24 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 12:47-48 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
John 8:42-47 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he s…
Acts 2:22-38 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by h…
John 3:18-21 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:7-15

As it was usual with the Old Testament prophets to comfort the church in its calamities with the promise of the Messiah (Isa 9:6; Mic 5:6; Zac 3:8); so, the Messiah being come, the promise of the Spirit was the great cordial, and is still. Three things we have here concerning the Comforter's coming: - I. That Christ's departure was absolutely necessary to the Comforter's coming, Joh 16:7. The disciples were so loth to believe this that Christ saw cause to assert it with a more than ordinary solemnity: I tell you the truth. We may be confident of the truth of everything that Christ told us; he has no design to impose upon us. Now, to make them easy, he here tells them, 1. In general, It was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:9

Of sin, because they believe not on me--As all sin has its root in unbelief, so the most aggravated form of unbelief is the rejection of Christ. The Spirit, however, in fastening this truth upon the conscience, does not extinguish, but, on the contrary, does consummate and intensify, the sense of all other sins.

Adam Clarke on John 16:9

Of sin - Of the sin of the Jews in not receiving me as the Messiah, though my mission was accredited by the very miracles which the prophets foretold: see Isa 35:3-6. This was literally fulfilled on the day of pentecost, when the Spirit was given; for multitudes of Jews were then convinced of this sin, and converted to God. See Act 2:37. If we take this prediction of our Lord in a more general sense, then we may consider that it is one of the grand offices of the Holy Spirit to convince of sin, to show men what sin is, to demonstrate to them that they are sinners, and to show the necessity of an atonement for sin; and in this sense the phrase, περι ἁμαρτιας, may be understood, and in this s…

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John Gill on John 16:9

Of sin, because they believe not on me. The "sin" here primarily intended, is that of the Jews, in disbelieving, rejecting, and crucifying Christ; and which the Spirit of God, by Peter, charged upon them on the day of "Pentecost", and fully proved against them; gave such clear evidence, and wrought such strong convictions of in their minds and consciences, that being pricked to the heart, they cried out, "what shall we do?" Acts 2:23; though as this passage may be applied to the ordinary work of the Spirit of God upon the souls of men, through the ministry of the word; so it may take in convictions of sin of all sorts, as of original and actual sins, and particularly the sin of unbelief: for…

The Church Fathers

In this way too the Holy Spirit reproved the world of sin, that is, by the mighty works he did in the name of the Savior who was condemned by the world.
— Ambrosiaster, QUESTIONS ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT 89.2

(de Qu. N. et V. Test. qu. 89) In this way too the Holy Ghost reproved the world of sin, i. e. by the mighty works He did in the name of the Saviour, Who was condemned by the world.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Tr. xcv. 1) He then explains what He has said: Of sin, because they believed not in Me. He mentions this as the sin above all others, because while it remains, the others are retained, when it departs, the others are remitted.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Holy Ghost — The third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1…
Holy Spirit, The, Is God · As convincing of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment — As convincing of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment
Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, The · Design of: To testify against sin — Design of: To testify against sin
Sin · The Holy Spirit convinces of — The Holy Spirit convinces of
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 16:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:9

Adam Clarke on John 16:9

John Gill on John 16:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 16:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 16:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 16:9

Adam Clarke on John 16:9

John Gill on John 16:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 16:8-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 16:8-11