John 16:11

He will tell people that the fact that God has already determined that he will punish Satan, the one who rules this world, shows that some day God will also punish those who do not belong to him.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

In Context

10He will tell people that because I am going back to my Father, and you will no longer see me, you will know that I am the one who was truly righteous.

12I have many more things that I would like to tell you, but you are not able to accept them now.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:15And I will cause you and the woman to act in a hostile way toward each other, and I will cause your brood and her descendants to act hostilely toward each other. You will strike at the heel of one descendant of hers, but he will strike your head.”

Isaiah 49:24There is no one [RHQ] who can snatch valuable things from a soldier who has captured those things in a war; there is no one [RHQ] who can force a ◄tyrant/cruel man► to free the people whom he has captured.

Matthew 12:36I tell you that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, and he will judge them accordingly.

John 5:22Furthermore, my Father is not the one who judges people concerning their sins. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,

John 14:30I will not be able to talk to you much longer, because what happens to me will be as though Satan, the ruler of this world, is coming to attack me. But he has no control over what happens to me.

Acts 17:30During the times when people did not know what God wanted them to do, he did not immediately punish them for what they did. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.

Matthew Henry on John 16:8-16

The Expediency of Christ's Departure; The Promise of the Spirit. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 12 I… Read the whole commentary →

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