John 16:9

“Of sin, because they believe not on me.] The “sin” here primarily intended, is that of the Jews, in disbelieving, rejecting, and crucifying Christ; and which the Spirit of God, by Peter, charged upon them on the day of “Pentecost”, and fully proved against them; gave such clear evidence, and wrought such strong convictions of in their minds and consciences, that being pricked to the heart, they cried out, “what shall we do?” (<440223>Acts 2:23,36,37); though as this passage may be applied to the ordinary work of the Spirit of God upon the souls of men, through the ministry of the word; so it may take in convictions of sin of all sorts, as of original and actual sins, and particularly the sin…”

“Of sin, because they believe not on me--As all sin has its root in unbelief, so the most aggravated form of unbelief is the rejection of Christ. The Spirit, however, in fastening this truth upon the conscience, does not extinguish, but, on the contrary, does consummate and intensify, the sense of all other sins.”

“Of sin - The first thing specified of which the world would be convinced is sin. Sin, in general, is any violation of a law of God, but the particular sin of which men are here said to be convinced is that of rejecting the Lord Jesus. This is placed first, and is deemed the sin of chief magnitude, as it is the principal one of which men are guilty. This was particularly true of the Jews who had rejected him and crucified him; and it was the great crime which, when brought home to their consciences by the preaching of the apostles, overwhelmed them with confusion, and filled their hearts with remorse. It was their rejection of the Son of God that was made the great truth that was instrumental…”

“Of sin - Particularly of unbelief, which is the confluence of all sins, and binds them all down upon us. John 16:10”

“Joh 3:18-21, Joh 5:40-44, Joh 8:23, Joh 8:24, Joh 8:42-47, Joh 12:47, Joh 12:48, Joh 15:22-25; Mar 16:16; Acts 2:22-38, Act 3:14-19, Act 7:51-54, Act 26:9, Act 26:10; Rom 3:19, Rom 3:20, Rom 7:9; Th1 2:15, Th1 2:16; Ti1 1:13; Heb 3:12, Heb 10:28, Heb 10:29 John 16:10”