# John 14.30

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me;</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.</span> (John 14:28-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.</span> (John 14:28-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.</span> (John 14:28-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">ye heard that I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said, I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">'And now I have said [it] to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.</span> (John 14:28-31, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 14](/codex/john-14/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/)

**Passages:**

- [John 12.31](/codex/john-12-31/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.