John 1:11
He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not.
Montgomery New Testament
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 knew him not.
Cross References
Matthew 15:24In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Luke 20:13"Then the master of the vineyard said. "‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved Son; it may be that they will reverence him.’
Acts 3:25"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Acts 13:26"Brothers, sons of Abraham’s race, and all among you who reverence God, to us has the word of this salvation been sent.
Acts 21:6and said good-bye, and went on board the ship, while they returned home again.
Romans 9:5theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, 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 →