John 1:11

He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

English Majority Text (NT)

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 know Him.

12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:24But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Luke 20:13“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they see him they will respect him.’

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

Acts 13:26“Men, brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the message of this salvation has been sent.

Acts 21:6And having greeted one another, we went up into the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

Romans 9:5of whom are the fathers and from whom Christ came, according to the flesh, He who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. 1 Israel's Rejection and God's Purpose

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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