John 1:11
He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
In Context
10He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24‘I was not sent,’ replied Jesus, ‘to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.’
Luke 20:13“What should I do?” said the owner of the vineyard. “I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.”
Acts 3:25You yourselves are the heirs of the prophets, and heirs, too, of the covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham – “In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.”
Acts 13:26Brothers and sisters, descendants of Abraham, and all those among you who worship God, it was to us that the message of this salvation was sent.
Acts 21:6and then said goodbye to one another; after which we went on board, and they returned home.
Romans 9:5They are descended from the patriarchs, and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ – he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. 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 →