# John 14.31

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 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 14:29-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 29. <span class="rl-speech">Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe.</span> 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 14:29-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 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 14:29-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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> 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 14:29-31, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko* (Strong's G1097). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Mark 4.11-12](/codex/mark-4-11-12/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/).
- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), *egeiro* (Strong's G1453). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.26](/codex/matthew-8-26/), [Matthew 9.4-8](/codex/matthew-9-4-8/), [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/).
- [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/), *kosmos* (Strong's G2889). Also appears in: [Mark 14](/codex/mark-14/), [John 1.1-14](/codex/john-1-1-14/), [John 1.10](/codex/john-1-10/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

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

**Lexicon:**

- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/)

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