Passage

John 14.30

Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

28. 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. 29. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.

30. I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me;

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. (John 14:28-31, ASV)

WEB

28. 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. 29. Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe.

30. I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.

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. (John 14:28-31, WEB)

KJV

28. 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. 29. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

30. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

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. (John 14:28-31, KJV)

YLT

28. 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. 29. 'And now I have said [it] to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;

30. I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;

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. (John 14:28-31, YLT)

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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.

G2889 - kosmos, kosmos, Strong's G2889

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater

Concepts:

Jesus Said, via John 14
The Devil

Passages:

John 12.31

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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