John 1:11
He came to his own, but his own people did not receive him.
Text-Critical English 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, but the world did not know him.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24In response Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Luke 20:13So the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps when they see him they will have respect for him.’
Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with our fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘In yoʋr offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Acts 13:26“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 21:6After saying goodbye to one another, we got on board the ship, and they returned to their homes.
Romans 9:5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. 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 →