John 16:8 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

John 16:6 but because these things I have said to you, the sorrow hath filled your heart.

John 16:7 `But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

John 16:8 and having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment;

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

John 16:10 and concerning righteousness, because unto my Father I go away, and no more do ye behold me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "having", "come", "convict", "concerning", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "having", 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 indeed because they do not...", so "world" and "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.