John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and the world did not recognize Him.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 illumines every man by its coming into the world.
11He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
Cross References
John 1:5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
John 5:17His reply to their accusation was, "My Father works unceasingly, and so do I."
Acts 14:17and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness."
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 →