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I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
John 14:30 · New King James Version
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.
  • BSB I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on 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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Quick answer

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.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • 1 Jn 5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
  • 1 Jn 4:4You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
  • Rev 12:9The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
  • John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
  • Eph 6:12For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
  • Eph 2:2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
  • 2 Cor 4:4in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
  • 1 Pet 2:22who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
  • 1 Jn 3:5–8You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
  • Heb 4:15For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
  • Luke 22:53When I was with you in the temple daily, you didn’t stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
  • John 16:11–12about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
  • Rev 20:2–3He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
  • Col 1:13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
  • Heb 7:26For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
  • Rev 20:7–8And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison,
  • 2 Cor 5:21For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • Luke 24:44–49He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
  • Acts 1:3To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
  • Luke 1:35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.
  • 1 Pet 1:19but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;

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Christ at the center

John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.

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