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Thou wouldest have (ouk eiches). Imperfect active indicative without an, but apodosis of second-class condition as in Joh 15:22, Joh 15:24.
Except it were given thee (ei mē ēn dedomenon). Periphrastic past perfect indicative of didōmi (a permanent possession).
From above (anōthen). From God (cf. Joh 3:3), the same doctrine of government stated by Paul in Rom 13:1. Pilate did not get his “authority” from the Sanhedrin, but from Caesar. Jesus makes God the source of all real “authority.”
Hath greater sin (meizona hamartian echei). The same idiom in Joh 9:41. Caiaphas has his authority from God also and has used Pilate for his own base end.