John 1:11
He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 15:24"I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
Luke 20:13Then the owner of the vineyard said, "`What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'
Acts 3:25"You are the heirs of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with your forefathers when He said to Abraham, `And through your posterity all the families of the world shall be blessed.'
Acts 13:26"Brethren, descendants of the family of Abraham, and all among you who fear God, to us has this Message of salvation been sent.
Acts 21:6we took leave of one another; and we went on board, while they returned home.
Romans 9:5To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. 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 →