John 1:11
He came vnto his owne, and his owne receiued him not.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 worlde was made by him: and the worlde knewe him not.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
Luke 20:13Then sayd the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I doe? I will send my beloued sonne: it may be that they will doe reuerence, when they see him.
Acts 3:25Ye are the children of the Prophets, and of the couenant, which God hath made vnto our fathers, saying to Abraham, Euen in thy seede shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Acts 13:26Yee men and brethren, children of the generation of Abraham, and whosoeuer among you feareth God, to you is the woorde of this saluation sent.
Acts 21:6Then when we had embraced one another, we tooke ship, and they returned home.
Romans 9:5Of whome are the fathers, and of whome concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is God ouer all, blessed for euer, 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 →