John 1:11
He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
Free Bible 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 though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
12But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” Jesus said to the woman.
Luke 20:13The owner of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What shall I do? I know, I'll send my son whom I love. Perhaps they will respect him.’
Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘From your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Acts 13:26My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!
Acts 21:6Then we boarded the ship, and they went back home.
Romans 9:5They are our forefathers—ancestors of Christ, humanly-speaking, the one who rules over everything, the eternally-blessed God. 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 →