# John 16.8

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">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 go, I will send him unto you.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">of sin, because they believe not on me;</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;</span> (John 16:6-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">about sin, because they don’t believe in me;</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;</span> (John 16:6-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: <sup>reprove: or, convince</sup></span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Of sin, because they believe not on me;</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;</span> (John 16:6-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">'But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">and concerning righteousness, because unto my Father I go away, and no more do ye behold me;</span> (John 16:6-10, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Muhammad as Paraclete Refutation](/codex/muhammad-as-paraclete-refutation/), via [John 16.7-15](/codex/john-16-7-15/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)
- [Evangelism](/codex/evangelism/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 16.1-33](/codex/john-16-1-33/)
- [Paraclete, Identity and Recipients](/codex/paraclete-identity-and-recipients/)
- [Prayers for Evangelism](/codex/prayers-for-evangelism/)
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/)
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), via [John 16.7-15](/codex/john-16-7-15/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.