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King James Bible - John 8:46

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:46

¶ ¿Qui�n de vosotros me redarguye de pecado? Si digo verdad, ¿por qu� vosotros no me cre�is?

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 8:46

Verse 46. Which of you convinceth me of sin?] Do you pretend to reject the truths which I announce, because my life does not correspond to the doctrines I have taught? But can any of you prove me guilty of any fault? You have maliciously watched all my steps; have you seen the smallest matter to reprove, in any part of my conduct? But it is probable that amartia, sin, is put here in opposition to alhqeia, truth, in the same verse, and then it should be rendered falsehood. The very best Greek writers use the word in the same sense: this, KYPKE proves by quotations from Polybius, Lucian, Dionysius Halicarnassensis, Plutarch, Thucydides, and Hippocrates. RAPHELIUS adds a pertinent quotation from Herodotus, and shows that the purest Latin writers have used the word peccatum, sin, in the sense of error or falsehood. See the note on Gen. xiii. 13.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 46. Which of you convinceth me of sin ? etc.] Of any immorality in life, or of any imposture, corruption, or deceit in doctrine. There were many of them that were forward enough to charge him with both scandalous sins, and false doctrines; but none of them all could prove anything against him, so as to convict him according to law: they called him a wine bibber, and a glutton; gave out they knew he was a sinner; charged him with blasphemy and sedition; sought to bring proof of it, but failed in their attempt: and if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me ? since as no sin in life, so no corruption in doctrine, could be proved against him, what he said must be truth; and therefore it was a most unreasonable thing in them, and showed invincible obstinacy, not to believe him.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 41-47 - Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves an others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, an promising freedom in sin. He is the author of all lies; whom liar resemble and obey, with whom all liars shall have their portion for ever. The special lusts of the devil are spiritual wickedness, the lusts of the mind, and corrupt reasonings, pride and envy, wrath an malice, enmity to good, and enticing others to evil. By the truth, her understand the revealed will of God as to the salvation of men by Jesu Christ, the truth Christ was now preaching, and which the Jews opposed.

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Greek Textus Receptus

τις 5101 I-NSM εξ 1537 PREP υμων 5216 P-2GP ελεγχει 1651 5719 V-PAI-3S με 3165 P-1AS περι 4012 PREP αμαρτιας 266 N-GSF ει 1487 COND δε 1161 CONJ αληθειαν 225 N-ASF λεγω 3004 5719 V-PAI-1S δια 1223 PREP τι 5101 I-ASN υμεις 5210 P-2NP ου 3756 PRT-N πιστευετε 4100 5719 V-PAI-2P μοι 3427 P-1DS

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

46. Convinceth (elegcei). See on iii. 20. Rev., convicteth.

Sin (amartiav). Not fault or error, but sin in general, as everywhere in the New Testament.

The truth (alhqeian). Without the article, and therefore not the whole truth, but that which is true as to any part of divine revelation.