John 1:11
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel.
Luke 20:13Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, when they see him, they will reverence him.
Acts 3:25You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent.
Acts 21:6And when we had bid one another farewell, we took ship; and they returned home.
Romans 9:5dummy verses inserted by amos
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 →