John 16:7-9
16:7 a the Advocate: The Spirit was a gift awaiting Jesus’ departure and glorification (7:37-39 b; 14:16 c, 26 d; 15:26 e; 16:12-14 f).Summary for John 16:8-11: 16:8-11 g One of the Spirit’s roles is to convict the world. Convict is a legal term: The world had conducted its trial of Jesus, examining the evidence for his case (his signs and claims). Now the world would stand trial before the Spirit, and its guilt would be proven. 16:8 h The Spirit unveils to the world the real nature of its sin, the truth about righteousness found only in God, and the coming judgment, which has already dawned on the world as light penetrating the darkness.
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