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Whichτίςofἐξyouὑμῶνconvictsἐλέγχειmeμεofπερὶsin?ἁμαρτίαςIfεἰI tellλέγωthe truth,ἀλήθειανwhyδιὰ τίdo youὑμεῖςnotοὐbelieveπιστεύετέme?μοι
John 8:46
Study it in the app“Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?”
With the Greek beneath
John 8:46, word by word
- convictsἐλέγχειelenchei
convict
To expose someone's wrong with proof, so they cannot deny it.
Where else “elenchei” appears- sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- the truthἀλήθειανalētheian
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheian” appears- believeπιστεύετέpisteuete
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuete” appears
The context
45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.
46 · This verse (above)
47Whoever is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not hear is that you are not of God.”
To study John 8 in a group
1. What it says
When the woman caught in adultery is brought to him, what does Jesus say to her accusers, and what does he say to her at the end? (vv. 3-11)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the light of the world” and “the truth will set you free.” What link is there between remaining in his word and freedom? (vv. 12, 31-36)
3. How I live it
The accusers left one by one when Jesus spoke about sin (v. 9). When is it your turn to look at yourself before pointing at others?