John 16:9

Which verses does John 16:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. John 15:22–2510 votes

   If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well. …

2. John 8:23–249 votes

   Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

3. John 12:47–489 votes

   As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

4. Mark 16:168 votes

   Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

5. Hebrews 3:128 votes

   See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

6. John 8:42–475 votes

   Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. …

7. Acts 2:22–385 votes

   Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. …

8. John 3:18–214 votes

   Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. …

9. Acts 3:14–194 votes

   You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact. …

10. Hebrews 10:28–293 votes

    Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

11. John 5:40–442 votes
12. Acts 7:51–542 votes
13. Romans 3:19–202 votes
14. Romans 7:92 votes
15. 1 Thessalonians 2:15–162 votes
16. Acts 26:9–101 vote

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

17. 1 Timothy 1:131 vote

Which verses point to John 16:9?

The 10 strongest of 28.

• John 14:16 40
• Luke 24:49 14
• 1 Corinthians 2:14 11
• John 12:31 10
• Acts 1:4 10
• John 14:29 7
• Acts 2:33 7
• 1 Timothy 3:16 6
• Revelation 22:17 6
• 1 Corinthians 2:4 5