John 1:10
In the world was he, and the world by his hand had been made, and the world knew him not.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
9For that was the true Light that enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.
11He came to his own, and his own received him not.
Cross References
John 1:5and the Light himself in the darkness shineth, and the darkness perceived him not.
John 5:17But he, Jeshu, said to them, My Father until now worketh, I also work.
Acts 14:17yet leaving not himself without witness, while he did them good from heaven, and sent down rain, and multiplied the fruits in their times, and filled with food and gladness their hearts.
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 →