John 1:11
He went to his own, and his own did not accept him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 through him, and the world did not recognize him.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”
Luke 20:13Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect him.’
Acts 3:25You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: ‘And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
Acts 13:26Noble brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, it is to you the Word of this salvation has been sent.
Acts 21:6And when we had said farewell to one another, we climbed aboard the ship. And they returned to their own.
Romans 9:5Theirs are the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is over all things, blessed God, for all eternity. 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 →