John 1:11

yea, He came to his own peculiar right, and even his own people received Him not.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

In Context

10He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and yet the world knew Him not:

12But as many as received Him, to them granted He the privilege to become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name;

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Cross References

Matthew 15:24But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Luke 20:13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see Him they will reverence Him.

Acts 3:25Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed:"

Acts 13:26---Men and brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and all those among you that fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Acts 21:6And having taken leave of each other, we went into the ship, and they returned home.

Romans 9:5whose are the fathers, and of whom, as to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all God blessed for ever. 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 →

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