Bible Strands
John 16:10
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Farewell Discourse, explaining the future convicting work of the Spirit. He speaks of the imminent reality of his departure and the shift in how they will perceive him.
The words — δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunēs) means righteousness, and ὅτι (hoti) introduces the causal clause because. The verse states the Spirit will convict concerning righteousness because Jesus goes to the Father and the disciples will no longer see him.
The thread — This theme of divine righteousness runs through 2 Corinthians 5:21, where God makes Christ sinless to be sin for us, and Romans 10:3, which notes humanity's failure to submit to God’s righteousness.
Why it lands — The text states that righteousness is validated by Christ’s return to the Father, not by physical sight. It requires readers to evaluate spiritual standing based on Christ’s identity and departure rather than human observation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Romans 10:3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Acts 3:14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Philippians 3:7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- 1 Timothy 3:16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
- Isaiah 45:24 Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Romans 8:33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.