John 18:36

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.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My kingdom ... - The charge on which Jesus was arraigned was that of laying claim to the office of a king. He here substantially admits that he d...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) 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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 18:28 to John 19:16 . The Trial before Pilate. From Caiaphas Jesus is brought to the Præ torium, the governor's residence, either Herod's p...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

servants . Greek huperetes. Same word as "officer", John 18:3 . now . Greek. nun, as in John 17:5 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

36. My kingdom is not of this world. By these words he acknowledges that he is a king, but, so far as was necessary to prove his innocenc...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 th...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sayest thou this thing of thyself,— "Dost thou ask this question of thine own accord, because thou thinkest I have affected regal power; or dost th...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 delivere...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Christ Before Annas, Caiaphas, and Pilate 1-14. Christ's arrest and trial before Annas (cp. Matthew 26:30 = Mark 14:26 = Luke 22:39 ). The na...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. — The answer of Jesus is two-fold, declaring (1) in this verse, that He is not a King in the polit...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XIX. JESUS BEFORE PILATE. "They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the palace: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the p...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the King of Truth John 18:33-40 There was a tone of satire in Pilate's question: “Thou poor, worn, tear-stained outcast, forsaken by every frie...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

From the sacred hours of teaching and prayer our Lord passed to the final acts in His mighty work. This brought Him to Gethsemane, where we have a re...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgement: and it was early, and they themselves went not into the judgement hall, lest they shoul...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

NOT IF THIS WORLD ‘My kingdom is not of this world.’ John 18:36 It is time that defenders of the Christian Faith gave up apologising for it....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus answered, my kingdom is not of this world ,.... By saying which, he tacitly owns he was a king: as such he was set up, and anointed by his Fat...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again See the note on Matthew 27:11 . It seems, as the governor had heard an honourable report of Jesus...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ in the Judgment-Hall; Christ Arraigned before Pilate. 28 Then led they Jes...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

My kingdom is not of this world; that is, I cannot deny but that I am the King of the Jews, but not in the sense they take it, not such a king as t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Before Pilate ( John 18:28-40 ). Jesus' examination before Caiaphas is summed up in two sentences, ‘Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas' and ‘t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Jesus answered, “My kingship is not of this world. If my kingship were of this world my servants would then be fighting so that I would not be deliv...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 18:28 . Then led they Jesus, etc. —The Evangelist presupposes the trial before the Sanhedrin, and its issue....
Scofield Reference Notes

of this Greek, "ek", meaning "out of", or "according to". world Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". ( 1 Corinthians 1:20 ); ( John 7...
Sermon Bible Commentary

John 18:36 I. Consider the nature of Christ's kingdom, "My kingdom is not of this world." It is spiritual. In other words, the emphatic mark of th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 18:28-38 . Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall,...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

28 ; Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: That is to say, Pilate's hall. Pilate, at that time, was probably residing in...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My kingdom is not of this world — Is not an external, but a spiritual kingdom; that I might not be delivered to the Jews — Which Pilate had already...

³⁶ 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.

Related Commentaries of John 18:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 18:36