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John 1:10–11

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1:10He was in the world, and the world was created21 by him, but22 the world did not recognize23 him. 1:11He came to what was his own,24 but25 his own people26 did not receive him.27

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  1. 21 Or “was made”; Grk “came into existence.”
  2. 22 Grk “and,” but in context this is an adversative use of καί (kai) and is thus translated “but.”
  3. 23 Or “know.”
  4. 24 Grk “to his own things.”
  5. 25 Grk “and,” but in context this is an adversative use of καί (kai) and is thus translated “but.”
  6. 26 “People” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
  7. 27 His own people did not receive him. There is a subtle irony here: When the λόγος (logos) came into the world, he came to his own (τὰ ἴδια, ta idia, literally “his own things”) and his own people (οἱ ἴδιοι, hoi idioi), who should have known and received him, but they did not. This time John does not say that “his own” did not know him, but that they did not receive him (παρέλαβον, parelabon). The idea is one not of mere recognition, but of acceptance and welcome.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

NLTNew Living Translation

He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not recognize him. He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him.

KJV 1900King James Version

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.