Tree of Life Version
John 14:30
30“I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on 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.
- New International Version (NIV)I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over 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.
Context of John 14:30
28You’ve heard Me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. 29I have told you now before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe! “I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on Me. 31But in order that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. “Get up, let’s go from here!”
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 still have much more to tell you, but you cannot handle it just now.
- Luke 24:44Then He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you—everything written concerning Me in the Torah of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.
- Acts 1:3To them He showed Himself to be alive after His suffering through many convincing proofs, appearing to them for forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
- John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world! Now the prince of this world will be driven out!
- John 16:11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
- Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the Temple, yet you did not lay a finger on Me. But this is yours—the hour and the power of darkness.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:4In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 2:2At that time, you walked in the way of this world, in conformity to the ruler of the domain of the air—the ruler of the spirit who is now operating in the sons of disobedience.
- Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- Colossians 1:13He rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves.
- 1 John 4:4You are from God, children, and you have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
- Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and satan—and bound him for a thousand years.
- Luke 1:35And responding, the angel said to her, “The Ruach ha-Kodesh will come upon you, and the power of Elyon will overshadow you. Therefore, the Holy One being born will be called Ben-Elohim.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, 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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