John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, and the world knew him not.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
In Context
9He was the TRUE light coming into the world that enlightens every man.
11He came to his own, and his own did not accept him.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of LORD who spoke to her, Thou are a God who sees, for she said, Have I even here looked behind him who sees me?
Genesis 18:33And LORD went his way as soon as he had left off conversing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
Jeremiah 10:11Thus ye shall say to them: The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
John 1:5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father works until now and I work.
Acts 14:17although he did not leave himself without evidence, doing good and giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts of food and gladness.
Matthew Henry on John 1:7-15
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as… Read the whole commentary →