John 12:31 (WEB)
Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
John 12:31 (KJV)
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Key words
- κρίσιςkrisis · Greek
- 'judgment' — the decisive verdict of the cross.
- ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτουho archōn tou kosmou toutou · Greek
- 'the prince of this world' — Satan, the serpent of Genesis 3.
- ἐκβληθήσεται ἔξωekblēthēsetai exō · Greek
- 'shall be cast out' — driven out, defeated.
Why it matters
Jesus announces that at his 'hour' the ruler of this world will be cast out. Pitre identifies this as the moment Genesis 3:15 is fulfilled: the Woman's seed crushes the serpent's head at the cross. And it is precisely at the cross that Jesus calls his mother 'Woman' again, completing the Eve–Mary parallel at the very point where the serpent is defeated.