John 8:46
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
KJV
τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐλέγχει με περὶ ἁμαρτίας; εἰ ἀλήθειαν λέγω, διατί ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετέ μοι;
Greek NT
Quis ex vobis arguet me de peccato ? si veritatem dico vobis, quare non creditis mihi ?
Vulgate
Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?
ASV
Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
διατί
diati
particle · 24×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀλήθεια
aletheia
noun · 109×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐλέγχω
elegcho
verb · 19×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: εἰ | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰ | RP: + δὲ
- εἰ — SBLGNT
- εἰ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + δὲ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§578Jesus, Israel's Messiah and therefore the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, was to fulfil the Law by keeping it in its all embracing detail - according to his own words, down to "the least of these commandments".330 He is in fact the only one who could keep it perfectly.331 On their own admission the Jews were never able to observe the Law in its entirety without violating the…
§603Jesus did not experience reprobation as if he himself had sinned.405 But in the redeeming love that always united him to the Father, he assumed us in the state of our waywardness of sin, to the point that he could say in our name from the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"406 Having thus established him in solidarity with us sinners, God "did not spare his own S…
2. They thought that He, thus speaking, did so with a view to the abrogation of the ancient institutions. This suspicion therefore He heals; nor here only does He so, but elsewhere also again. Thus, since they accounted Him no less than an adversary of God, from this sort of reason, namely, His not keeping the sabbath; He, to heal such their suspicion, there also again sets for…
1. We must go over the Scriptures not in a chance way or carelessly, but with all exactness, that we be not entangled. Since even now in this place one might with show of reason question, how, when they had asserted, This man is not of God, because he keeps not the Sabbath, they now say to the man, What do you say of him, that he has opened your eyes? and not, What do you say o…
2. But that what I say may become clearer, we must needs in what follows attend to the very words. What then are these? I make known unto you, brethren, says he, the gospel which I preached unto you. Do you see with what modesty he commences? Do you see how from the beginning he points out that he is bringing in no new nor strange thing? For he who makes known that which was al…
Was there sin in Christ? Was there the "fomes" of sin in Him? Was there ignorance? Was His soul passible? Was there sensible pain in Him? Was there sorrow? Was there fear? Was there wonder? Was there anger? Was He at once wayfarer and comprehensor? Article 1. Whether there was sin in Christ? Objection 1. It would seem that there was sin in Christ. For it is written (Psalm 21:2)…
Cross-references
- 1John 3:5 — And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
- 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
- 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
- 1Sam 26:18 — And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
- 2Cor 5:21 — For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- Acts 7:37 — This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
- Heb 4:15 — For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
- Heb 4:15 — For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
- John 5:38 — And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
- John 8:7 — So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
- John 14:30 — Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
- John 15:10 — If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
- John 16:8 — And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
- Mark 11:31 — And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
- Matt 21:25 — The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?