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John 14:30
30I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me,
John 14:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,
Context of John 14:30
28“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe. I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, 31but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me. “Come now; let us leave.
Read all of John 14John 14:30 word by word
Οὐκέτι πολλὰ λαλήσω μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν· ἔρχεται γὰρ ὁ τοῦ κόσμου ἄρχων, καὶ ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Hereafterἔτιeti · stillG2089
- I willλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- notοὐou · noG3756
- muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- youσύsu · youG4771
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- the princeἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- of thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
- comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for John 14:30
- John 16:12“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.
- Luke 24:44He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
- Acts 1:3After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
- John 12:31Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.
- John 16:11and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
- Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 2:2in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
- Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
- Colossians 1:13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
- 1 John 4:4You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
- Revelation 12:9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
- Luke 1:35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Commentaries on John 14:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The prince of this world - , of this, is omitted by ABDEGHKLMS, Mt. BH, one hundred others; both the Syriac, later Persic, all the Arabic, and several of the primitive fathers. I rather think the omission of the pronoun makes the sense more general; for, had he said This world, the words might have been restrained to the Jewish state, or to the Roman government. But who is the person called here the prince of the world? Mr. Wakefield thinks that Christ…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Will not talk much - The time of my death draws near. It occurred the next day. The prince of this world - See the notes at John 12:31. Cometh - Satan is represented as approaching him to try him in his sufferings, and it is commonly supposed that no small part of the pain endured in the garden of Gethsemane was from some dreadful conflict with the great enemy of man. See Luke 22:53; “This is your hour and the power of darkness.” Compare Luke 4:13. Hath…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-31Verses 28-31 Christ raises the expectations of his disciples to something beyond what they thought was their greatest happiness. His time was now short, he therefore spake largely to them. When we come to be sick, and to die, we may not be capable of talking much to those about us; such good counsel as we have to give, let us give while in health. Observe the prospect Christ had of an approaching conflict, not only with men, but with the powers of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30the prince of this world: Satan did not control the events in Jerusalem that led to the cross. The death of Jesus on the cross was not an accident, and Jesus was not a helpless victim. Instead, Jesus obeyed God's plan.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. Hereafter I will not talk much with you--"I have a little more to say, but My work hastens apace, and the approach of the adversary will cut it short." for the prince of this world--(See on Joh 12:31). cometh--with hostile intent, for a last grand attack, having failed in His first formidable assault (Lu 4:1-13) from which he "departed [only] for a season" (Joh 14:13). and hath nothing in me--nothing of His own--nothing to fasten on. Glorious…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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