Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 8:45-46

"But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me?" — John 8:45-46 (ASV)

And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

Oh! matchless argument! Now were they silent indeed. His whole life was before them; he had not lived in secret and yet he could appeal to his whole life, from the first day until now, and say, Which of you convinceth me of sin? It is this that weakens our testimony for God: that we are so imperfect and full of sin. Let us seek to imitate the Master, for the cleaner we are from these imperfections, the more we shall be able to shut the mouths of our adversaries.

And because I tell you the truth, you believe me not. Which of you convinces me of sin?

What a grand challenge! None of us can speak like that, except in a very modified sense; but Christ, standing before His enemies, who gnashed their teeth at Him, and would have given their eyes to be able to fix some fault upon Him, yet boldly says to them, Which of you convinces me of sin?