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Contemporary English Version

John 8:46

Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus Continued;   Self-Righteousness;   Unbelief;   Thompson Chain Reference - Perfection;   Perfection-Imperfection;   Sinlessness of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Unbelief;   Understanding;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ, Character of;   Human Nature of Christ, the;   Paschal Lamb, Typical Nature of;   Unbelief;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jesus christ;   John, gospel of;   Lie;   Truth;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Perfect, Perfection;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Conviction;   Incarnation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Marriage;   Person of Christ;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Annunciation, the ;   Attributes of Christ;   Ave Maria;   Begetting;   Children of God;   Claims (of Christ);   Complacency;   Confession (of Sin);   Consciousness;   Death of Christ;   Deceit, Deception, Guile;   Ear (2);   Endurance;   Error;   Faith ;   Flesh ;   Innocence;   Obedience (2);   Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of);   Questions and Answers;   Reproof;   Self-Control;   Simple, Simplicity ;   Sin (2);   Sinlessness;   Truth (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Convict;   Evidence;   Obedience of Christ;   Person of Christ;   Truth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 21;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Can any of you prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, why don't you believe me?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Which of you can rebuke me of synne? If I saye ye trueth why do not ye beleve me?
Hebrew Names Version
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
International Standard Version
Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
New American Standard Bible
"Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
New Century Version
Can any of you prove that I am guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
Update Bible Version
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I say truth, why do you not believe me?
Webster's Bible Translation
Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?
English Standard Version
Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
World English Bible
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?
Weymouth's New Testament
Which of *you* convicts me of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me?
English Revised Version
Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?
Berean Standard Bible
Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
Amplified Bible
"Which one of you [has proof and] convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
American Standard Version
Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?
Bible in Basic English
Which of you is able truly to say that I am a sinner? If I say what is true, why have you no belief in me?
Complete Jewish Bible
Which one of you can show me where I'm wrong? If I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
Darby Translation
Which of you convinces me of sin? If I speak truth, why do ye not believe me?
Etheridge Translation
Who of you convicteth me of sin ? Yet if the truth I speak, why do you not believe me ?
Murdock Translation
Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?
King James Version (1611)
Which of you conuinceth mee of sinne? And if I say the trueth, why doe ye not beleeue me?
New Living Translation
Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?
New Life Bible
Which one of you can say I am guilty of sin? If I tell you the truth, why do you not believe Me?
New Revised Standard
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which of you can rebuke me of sinne? and if I say the trueth, why do ye not beleeue me?
George Lamsa Translation
Which one of you can rebuke me because of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe me?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Which of you convicteth me of sin? If, truth, I speak, wherefore, do, ye, not believe me?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me:
Revised Standard Version
Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which of you rebuketh me of sinne? Yf I say the trueth, why do not ye beleue me?
Good News Translation
Which one of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, then why do you not believe me?
Christian Standard Bible®
Who among you can convict me of sin?
King James Version
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
Lexham English Bible
Who among you convicts me concerning sin? If I am telling the truth, why do you not believe me?
Literal Translation
Who of you reproves Me concerning sin? But if I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
Young's Literal Translation
Who of you doth convict me of sin? and if I speak truth, wherefore do ye not believe me?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which of you can rebuke me of one synne? Yf I saye the trueth, why do ye not beleue me?
Mace New Testament (1729)
which of you can convict me of sin? if then I say the truth, why don't you believe me?
New English Translation
Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?
New King James Version
Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Which of you has ever seen me commit an actual sin? If I'm telling the truth, why can't you believe it?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
Legacy Standard Bible
Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?

Contextual Overview

46 Can any of you accuse me of sin? If you cannot, why won't you have faith in me? After all, I am telling you the truth. 47 Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God. 48 The people told Jesus, "We were right to say that you are a Samaritan and that you have a demon in you!" 49 Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon in me. I honor my Father, and you refuse to honor me. 50 I don't want honor for myself. But there is one who wants me to be honored, and he is also the one who judges.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

convinceth: John 8:7, John 14:30, John 15:10, John 16:8, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26, 1 Peter 2:22

why: Matthew 21:25, Mark 11:31

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:18 - what have I Proverbs 8:7 - my mouth John 5:38 - ye have John 5:40 - ye will not John 9:24 - we know John 16:7 - I tell Acts 7:37 - him 2 Thessalonians 2:13 - belief James 2:9 - are 1 John 3:5 - in Revelation 22:15 - whosoever

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which of you convinceth me of sin?.... Of any immorality in life, or of any imposture, corruption, or deceit in doctrine. There were many of them that were forward enough to charge him with both scandalous sins, and false doctrines; but none of them all could prove anything against him, so as to convict him according to law: they called him a wine bibber, and a glutton; gave out they knew he was a sinner; charged him with blasphemy and sedition; sought to bring proof of it, but failed in their attempt:

and if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? since as no sin in life, so no corruption in doctrine, could be proved against him, what he said must be truth; and therefore it was a most unreasonable thing in them, and showed invincible obstinacy, not to believe him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which of you convinceth me? - To convince, with us, means to satisfy a man’s own mind of the truth of anything; but this is not its meaning here. It rather means to convict. Which of you can prove that I am guilty of sin?

Of sin - The word “sin” here evidently means “error, falsehood, or imposture.” It stands opposed to truth. The argument of the Saviour is this: A doctrine might be rejected if it could be proved that he that delivered it was an impostor; but as you cannot prove this of me, you are bound to receive my words.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 46. Which of you convinceth me of sin? — Do you pretend to reject the truths which I announce, because my life does not correspond to the doctrines I have taught? But can any of you prove me guilty of any fault? You have maliciously watched all my steps; have you seen the smallest matter to reprove, in any part of my conduct?

But it is probable that αμαρτια, sin, is put here in opposition to αληθεια, truth, in the same verse, and then it should be rendered falsehood. The very best Greek writers use the word in the same sense: this, KYPKE proves by quotations from Polybius, Lucian, Dionysius Halicarnassensis, Plutarch, Thucydides, and Hippocrates. RAPHELIUS adds a pertinent quotation from Herodotus, and shows that the purest Latin writers have used the word peccatum, sin, in the sense of error or falsehood. Genesis 13:13; Genesis 13:13.


 
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