John 16:9

The Passion Translation

“ ‘Sin,’ because they refuse to believe in who I am.

Cross References

Mark 16:16

Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.

John 16:8

And when he comes, he will expose sin and prove that the world is wrong about God’s righteousness and his judgments.

Romans 7:9

I once lived without a clear understanding of the law, but when I heard God’s commandments, sin sprang to life and brought with it a death sentence. The commandment that was intended to bring life brought me death instead.

1 Timothy 1:13

Mercy kissed me, even though I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor of believers, and a scorner of what turned out to be true. I was ignorant and didn’t know what I was doing.

Hebrews 3:12

So search your hearts every day, my brothers and sisters, and make sure that none of you has evil or unbelief hiding within you. For it will lead you astray, and make you unresponsive to the living God.