John 16:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Περὶ δὲ κρίσεως, ὅτι ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται.

Transliteration

Peri de kriseōs, because the archōn of the kosmou toutou kekritai.

Grammar Details

• *Peri*: preposition - concerning
• *de*: contrastive particle - but/and
• *kriseōs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - judgment
• ὅτι: conjunction - because
• ὁ: definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the
• *archōn*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - ruler/prince
• τοῦ: definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the
• *kosmou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - world
• *toutou*: demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - this
• *kekritai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been judged

Word Meanings

• *Peri*: concerning/about/regarding
• *de*: but/and (continuing the contrast with *men* in verse 9)
• *kriseōs*: judgment/condemnation/decision
• *archōn*: ruler/prince/authority
• *kosmou*: world/world-system/age
• *toutou*: this/this present
• *kekritai*: has been judged/has been condemned (perfect tense indicating completed action with ongoing results)

Referenced Verses

• John 12:31 : 31 Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.
• Col 2:15 : 15 Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
• Heb 2:14 : 14 And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One;
• John 14:30 : 30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.
• 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
• 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad. 11 Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.
• Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
• Rev 1:7 : 7 See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
• Rev 12:7-9 : 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels made war, 8 And they were overcome, and there was no more place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him. 10 And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.
• Rev 20:2-3 : 2 And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years, 3 And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time.
• Rev 20:10-15 : 10 And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man by his works. 14 And death and Hell were put into the sea of fire. This is the second death, even the sea of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the sea of fire.
• Acts 10:42 : 42 And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.
• Acts 17:30-31 : 30 Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart: 31 Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
• Acts 24:25 : 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
• Rom 2:2-4 : 2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things. 3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you? 4 Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
• Rom 2:16 : 16 In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge. 11 For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God. 12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
• Rom 16:20 : 20 And the God of peace will be crushing Satan under your feet before long. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
• 1 Cor 6:3-4 : 3 Is it not certain that we are to be the judges of angels? how much more then of the things of this life? 4 If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?
• Heb 6:2 : 2 The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.
• Heb 9:27 : 27 And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;
• 2 Pet 2:4-9 : 4 For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged; 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers; 6 And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him; 7 And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers 8 (Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes): 9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
• 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
• Ps 68:18 : 18 You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.
• Isa 49:24-26 : 24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go? 25 But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe. 26 And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.
• Matt 12:18 : 18 See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.
• Matt 12:36 : 36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
• Luke 10:18 : 18 And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
• John 5:22-27 : 22 The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son; 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him. 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life. 25 Truly I say to you, The time is coming, it has even now come, when the voice of the Son of God will come to the ears of the dead, and those hearing it will have life. 26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.