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Berean Standard Bible

“And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:”

John 16:8

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In the Upper Room discourse, Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure and promises to send the Helper, the Holy Spirit. He tells them it is to their advantage that he goes away.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando él viniere redargüirá al mundo de pecado, y de justicia, y de juicio:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y cuando él venga, convencerá al mundo de su error en cuanto al pecado, a la justicia y al juicio.

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