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John 18:36 — King James Version← Study notes

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.


John 18:36Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 18:3642 words
GreekMeaning
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
AnsweredverbG611
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ThearticleG3588
βασιλείαbasileia
kingdomnounG932
thearticleG3588
ἐμὴemē
of MineadjectiveG1699
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
τούτουtoutou
thisdemonstrativeG3778
εἰei
ifwordG1487
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
τούτουtoutou
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἦνēn
wereverbG1510
thearticleG3588
βασιλείαbasileia
kingdomnounG932
thearticleG3588
ἐμήemē
of MineadjectiveG1699
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ὑπηρέταιhypēretai
attendantsnounG5257
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἐμοὶemoi
of MineadjectiveG1699
ἠγωνίζοντοēgōnizonto
they were fightingverbG75
ἄνan
then wouldparticleG302
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
παραδοθῶparadothō
I may be betrayedverbG3860
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
JewsadjectiveG2453
νῦνnyn
NowadverbG3568
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
thearticleG3588
βασιλείαbasileia
kingdomnounG932
thearticleG3588
ἐμὴemē
of MineadjectiveG1699
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
ἐντεῦθενenteuthen
from hereadverbG1782
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 18:36

Pilate, wishing to rescue Him from the hatred of the c Jews, protracted the trial a long time. Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall, and called Jesus.

Chrysostom · 4th century

i.e. Apart, because he had a strong suspicion that He was innocent, and thought he could examine Him more accurately, away from the crowd: and said to Him, Are you the King of the Jews?

Theophylact · 11th century

Wherein Pilate shows that the Jews had charged Him with calling Himself King of the Jews.

Alcuin · 8th century
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