John 1:10
He was in the world; and the world was by his hand; and the world did not know him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
9The true light was that, which enlighteneth every man who cometh into the world.
11He came to his own people; and his own people received him not.
Cross References
John 1:5And this light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
John 5:17But Jesus said to them: My Father worketh until now, and I work.
Acts 14:17although he did not leave himself without testimony, while he did them good from heaven, and sent down the rain, and made the fruits to grow in their seasons, and filled their hearts with food and pleasure.
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 →