John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him:
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
In Context
9He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
11He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she calls the Name of YHWH who is speaking to her, “You [are], O God, my beholder”; for she said, “Even here have I looked behind my beholder?”
Genesis 18:33And YHWH goes on, when He has finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham has turned back to his place.
Jeremiah 10:11Thus you say to them, “The gods who have not made the heavens and earth, || They perish from the earth, || And from under these heavens.”
John 1:5and the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.
John 5:17And Jesus answered them, “My Father works until now, and I work”;
Acts 14:17though, indeed, He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good—giving rains to us from Heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness”;
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 →