John 1:11
He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
American Standard 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 knew him not.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Luke 20:13And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.
Acts 3:25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Acts 13:26Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
Acts 21:6and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again.
Romans 9:5whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. 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 →