John 1:10
He was in ye worlde and the worlde was made by him: and yet the worlde knewe him not.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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
9That was a true lyght which lyghteth all men that come into the worlde.
11He cam amonge his (awne) and his awne receaved him not.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the LORde that spake vnto her: thou art the God that lokest on me for she sayde: I haue of a suertie sene here the backe parties of him that seith me.
Genesis 18:33And the LORde wet his waye as soone as he had lefte comenynge with Abraha. And Abraham returned vnto his place
John 1:5and the lyght shyneth in the darcknes but the darcknes comprehended it not.
John 5:17And Iesus answered them: my father worketh hidder to and I worke.
Acts 14:17Neverthelesse he lefte not him selfe with outen witnes in that he shewed his benefites in gevinge vs rayne from heaven and frutefull ceasons fyllinge oure hertes with fode and gladnes.
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 →