John 16:8 (LSB)

Passage

And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;

Nearby Context

John 16:6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

John 16:7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

John 16:8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment;

John 16:9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;

John 16:10 and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "comes", "convict", "concerning", "righteousness", and "judgment". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "comes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "But I tell you the truth it..." into verse 9's "concerning sin because they do not believe...", so "world" and "comes" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "comes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.