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My kingdom is not of this world
Possible meanings are 1) "My kingdom is not part of this world" or 2) "I do not need this world's permission to rule as their king" or "It is not from this world that I have authority to be king."
so that I would not be given over to the Jews
"and would prevent the Jewish leaders from arresting me"
the Jews
Here "Jews" is a synecdoche that refers to the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)