James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Convince

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Convince


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CONVINCE.—Adams (Serm. ii. 38) says: ‘Whatsoever is written is written either for our instruction or destruction; to convert us if we embrace it, to convince us if we despise it.’ This is the meaning of ‘convince’ in the AV [Note: Authorized Version.] . It is what we now express by convict. Thus Jud_1:15 ‘to convince all that are ungodly among them of their ungodly deeds.’