John 12:31
29 The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
30 In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
33 He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- KJV
- Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
- WEB
- Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- ASV
- Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
- DARBY
- Now is [the] judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out:
- BLB
- Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
- ÅB
- Nå holdes dom over denne verden; nå skal denne verdens fyrste kastes ut,
- OTB
- Nå er tiden kommet for dom over denne verden; nå skal denne verdens hersker kastes ut.
- B1930
- Nu holdes dom over denne verden; nu skal denne verdens fyrste kastes ut,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Read in context1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Read in context1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
Read in contextJohn 14:30
I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
Read in contextEphesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Read in contextColossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Read in contextHebrews 2:14
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Read in contextRevelation 20:2–3
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
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