John 1:11

He came to his own country, and his own people received him not.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

In Context

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

12But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of becoming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:24But he answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Luke 20:13And the owner of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, when they see him, they will reverence him.

Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Acts 13:26Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Acts 21:6And when we had bid each other farewell, we embarked, and they returned home.

Romans 9:5to whom belong the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, as it respects the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

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 →

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