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Joh 12:31. Νῦν, now) Now, at this moment. This νῦν now, is to be taken in the precise sense, in antithesis to the lifting up from the earth [Joh 12:32], which followed a few days subsequently. From this point of time Jesus, with the sweet toil [efforts] of His soul, strove [pressed forward] towards the glorifying of Himself more than heretofore: ch. Joh 13:31, Joh 14:30, “Hereafter I will not talk much with you; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me;” Joh 17:1, “Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify Thee.” Comp. ἄρτι, now, by a new step in advance, Rev 12:10 [ἄρτι ἐγένετο ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία, Now is come salvation, and power, and the kingdom, etc.]-κόσμου, of the world) not, by the world; not, into the world. It is the Genitive of the object: the judgment concerning this world, is as to who is hereafter about to be rightful possessor of the world. Comp. ch. Joh 13:3, “Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands,” Joh 16:11, “The prince of this world is judged;” Col 2:15, “Having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it (the cross);” Heb 2:14. “Himself likewise took part of the same (flesh), that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.”-ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, the prince of this world) This appellation is referred to at ch. Joh 14:30, Joh 16:11, and occurs nowhere else. Comp. 2Co 4:4, “The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not.” He had been rather the adversary of this world through sin and through death.-ἐκβληθήσεται, shall be cast out) An abbreviated expression: i.e. he shall be judged [taken out of “Now is the judgment,” etc.] and condemned, and cast out from his former possession as one tried and found guilty. Afterwards, being led in triumph, he is cast out as an accuser: Rev 12:9, [10] “Satan was cast out into the earth-the accuser (κάτηγωρ) of our brethren is cast down.”-ἔξω, out) from the bounds of the kingdom, given to Me on high. With this corresponds the word ὑψωθῶ, when I am [if I be] lifted up, occurring presently after. Satan never possessed the kingdom itself, which was given to Christ on high; but he from time to time entered its limits and borders, from which he is doomed ultimately to be cast out.