John 16:11

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath 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 a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;
• Col 2:15 : 15 having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly -- having triumphed over them in it.
• Heb 2:14 : 14 Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --
• John 14:30 : 30 I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
• 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
• 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things `done' through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil; 11 having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;
• Eph 2:2 : 2 in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Lo, he doth come with the clouds, and see him shall every eye, even those who did pierce him, and wail because of him shall all the tribes of the land. Yes! Amen!
• Rev 12:7-9 : 7 And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers, 8 and they did not prevail, nor was their place found any more in the heaven; 9 and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him. 10 And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, `Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night;
• Rev 20:2-3 : 2 and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, 3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
• Rev 20:10-15 : 10 and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where `are' the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them; 12 and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works; 13 and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works; 14 and the death and the hades were cast to the lake of the fire -- this `is' the second death; 15 and if any one was not found written in the scroll of the life, he was cast to the lake of the fire.
• Acts 10:42 : 42 and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead --
• Acts 17:30-31 : 30 the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform, 31 because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'
• Acts 24:25 : 25 and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;'
• Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me.
• Rom 2:2-4 : 2 and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things. 3 And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!
• Rom 2:16 : 16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.
• Rom 14:10-12 : 10 And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ; 11 for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord -- to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;' 12 so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;
• Rom 16:20 : 20 and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ `be' with you. Amen!
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.
• 1 Cor 6:3-4 : 3 have ye not known that we shall judge messengers? why not then the things of life? 4 of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly -- these cause ye to sit;
• Heb 6:2 : 2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,
• Heb 9:27 : 27 and as it is laid up to men once to die, and after this -- judgment,
• 2 Pet 2:4-9 : 4 For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast `them' down to Tartarus, did deliver `them' to judgment, having been reserved, 5 and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought, 6 and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set `them'; 7 and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue, 8 for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing. 9 The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
• 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
• Ps 68:18 : 18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
• Isa 49:24-26 : 24 Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered? 25 For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save. 26 And I have caused thine oppressors to eat their own flesh, And as new wine they drink their own blood, And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Thy saviour, and thy redeemer, `Am' the Mighty One of Jacob!'
• Matt 12:18 : 18 `Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,
• Matt 12:36 : 36 `And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;
• Luke 10:18 : 18 and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
• John 5:22-27 : 22 for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son, 23 that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him. 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life. 25 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live; 26 for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself, 27 and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.