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John 16:8

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλθὼνelthōnwhen he is comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he is come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when he is comeἐκεῖνοςekeinosheἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.heἐλέγξειelenxeiwill reproveἐλέγχω (elenchō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will reprove”, an action still aheadG1651(a) I reprove, rebuke, discipline, (b) I expose, show to be guilty.will reproveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofκρίσεωςkriseōsjudgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “judgment”, the of-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.judgment

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Young’s Literal Translation

and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

World English Bible

When he has come , he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness , and about judgment ;

Darby Translation

And having come, he will bring demonstration to the world, of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Douay-Rheims

And when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment.

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