Topic
Convict; Conviction
7 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- John 8:46ISBE
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
- John 16:8ISBE
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
- Romans 2:15ISBE
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
- Romans 3:19ISBE
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- 1 Corinthians 14:24ISBE
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
- Titus 1:9ISBE
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
- James 2:9ISBE
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 9 references
kon-vikt', kon-vik'-shun (elegcho and compounds, "to prove guilty"): Usual translation of English Versions of the Bible, where the King James Version has "convince," as in Joh 8:46; Tit 1:9; Jas 2:9; once also replacing the King James Version "reprove" (Joh 16:8), while the Revised Version (British and American) changes the King James Version "convince" into "reprove" in 1Co 14:24. It always implies the presentation of evidence. It is a decision presumed to be based upon a careful and discriminating consideration of all the proofs offered, and has a legal character, the verdict being rendered either in God's judgment (Ro 3:19), or before men (Joh 8:46) by an appeal to their consciences in which God's law is written (Ro 2:15). Since such conviction is addressed to the heart of the guilty, as well as concerning him externally, the word "reprove" is sometimes substituted. To "convict .... in respect of righteousness, and of judgment" (Joh 16:8), refers to the conviction of the inadequacy and perversity of the ordinary, natural standards of righteousness and judgment, and the approval of those found in Christ, by the agency of the Holy Spirit, as the great interpreter and applier of the work of Christ.
H. E. Jacobs
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.