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UYohane 8:46
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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.
