John 1:11

11 He came to ¹his own, ^[a] and ²his own people^{[b] 3}did not receive him.

John 1:11 In-Context

9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.

11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Cross References

• 1. 1:11 Matt. 21:38
• 2. 1:11 ch. 13:1
• 3. 1:11 ch. 5:43; [ch. 3:11, 32]

Footnotes

• [a] 1:11 Greek 'to his own things'; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
• [b] 1:11 'People' is implied in Greek