Passage
about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
John 16:11 (WEB)
Nearby Context
John 16:9 about sin, because they don’t believe in me;
John 16:10 about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;
John 16:11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
John 16:12 “I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
John 16:13 However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "world", "judgment", "prince", "been", and "judged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "judgment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 10's "about righteousness because I am going to..." into verse 12's "I have yet many things to tell...", so "world" and "judgment" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "judgment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.