John 1:11 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:11

9 ^aThat¹ was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ^athe world did not know Him.

11 ^aHe came to His¹ own, and His own did not receive Him.

12 But ^aas many as received Him, to them He gave the¹ right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

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

The Word Becomes Flesh

14 ^aAnd the Word ^bbecame ^cflesh and dwelt among us, and ^dwe beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ^efull of grace and truth.

15 ^aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, ^cfor He was before me.’ ”

Verse Comparison: John 1:11

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American Standard Version
He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

Amplified® Bible
He came to that which belonged to Him [to His own--His domain, creation, things, world], and they who were His own did not receive Him {and} did not welcome Him.

Contemporary English Version
He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.

Darby English Version
He came to his own, and his own received him not;

Good News Bible
He came to his own country, but his own people did not receive him.

International Standard Version
He came to his own creation, yet his own people did not receive him.

King James Version
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

New American Standard Bible
He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

New International Version
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

New King James Version
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Young's Literal Translation
to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

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