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Joh 18:36. Βασιλεία, kingdom) Thrice Jesus names His kingdom.-οὐκ, not) Jesus merely says from whence His kingdom is not, namely, not of this world; but does not express whence it is, namely, from heaven. However He intimates it, when He says, that “He came into the world,” Joh 18:37.-ἐκ) The particle of or from is to be marked. See note on Rev 11:15, “The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever.” For ἐν and ἐκ differ: above, ch. Joh 17:11; Joh 17:14, “I am no longer in (ἐν) the world;” “I am not of (ἐκ) the world.” Ἐκ denotes precisely the origin, as presently after ἐντεῦθεν, from hence. [Comp. Erklär. Offenb. p. 553.-V. g.]-κόσμου τούτου, of this world) On this account Christ did not stay long in this life.-εἰ ἐκ, if of) Of this world is emphatically put in the beginning of the clause [not ἡ βασιλεία ἡ ἐμὴ ἦν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, but ἐκ τ. κοσμ. is put first]. The world defends its kingdoms by force of arms.-ὑπηρέται, My servants, ministers) who are not from or of this world.-ἠγωνίζοντο, would fight) Each kind of agent acts in its own sphere.-παραδοθῶ, that I should not be delivered) Pilate was already contemplating this, Joh 18:31.-νῦν, now, as it is) The particle is adversative, not a particle of time.