I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.
- KJV Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
- NKJV I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
- NASB I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in regard to Me,
- 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,
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Jesus will speak little more, for the ruler of this world is coming, yet has no claim on Him. Satan can find no sin in Christ.
Overview
As the betrayal and crucifixion approach, Jesus calls Satan 'the prince of the world,' the spiritual power behind His opponents. Yet the devil 'has nothing' in Jesus: no foothold of sin, no rightful claim. The sinless Christ goes to the cross not as a defeated victim but in willing obedience, which is why His death can atone for others rather than answer for any guilt of His own.
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- 1 Jn 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
- 1 Jn 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Rev 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- Eph 6:12For 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.
- Eph 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
- 2 Cor 4:4The 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.
- 1 Pet 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Jn 3:5–8But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- Heb 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
- John 16:11–12and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
- Rev 20:2–3He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
- Col 1:13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- Heb 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Rev 20:7–8When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
- 2 Cor 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Luke 24:44–49Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to 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 with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
- Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon 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.
- 1 Pet 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
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