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John 1:10
10He was in the world, and the world was made through Him; but the world did not know Him.
John 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
- New International Version (NIV)He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
Context of John 1:10
8He was not the light, but he came to bear witness concerning the light. 9The true light, coming into the world, gives light to every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him; but the world did not know Him. 11He came to His own, but His own did not receive Him. 12But whoever did receive Him, those trusting in His name, to these He gave the right to become children of God.
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ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for John 1:10
- John 1:18No one has ever seen God; but the one and only God, in the Father’s embrace, has made Him known.
- John 5:17But Yeshua said to them, “My Father is still working, and I also am working.”
- Genesis 11:6Adonai said, “Look, the people are one and all of them have the same language. So this is what they have begun to do. Now, nothing they plan to do will be impossible.
- Genesis 16:13So she called Adonai who was speaking to her, “You are the God who sees me.” For she said, “Would I have gone here indeed looking for Him who looks after me?”
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, Adonai appeared to Abram, and He said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Continually walk before Me and you will be blameless.
- Genesis 18:33Now when He had finished speaking to Abraham, Adonai left, and Abraham returned to his place.
- Exodus 3:4When Adonai saw that he turned to look, He called to him out of the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” So he answered, “Hineni.”
- Acts 14:17Yet He did not leave Himself without a witness—He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with joy and gladness.”
- Acts 17:24The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by hands.
- Hebrews 1:3This Son is the radiance of His glory and the imprint of His being, upholding all things by His powerful word. When He had made purification for our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- John 1:3All things were made through Him, and apart from Him nothing was made that has come into being.
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
- Hebrews 1:2In these last days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things and through whom He created the universe.
- Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen did not come from anything visible.
- John 1:5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
- John 17:25Righteous Father, the world did not know You, but I knew You; and these knew that You sent Me.
Commentaries on John 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He was in the world - From its very commencement - he governed the universe - regulated his Church - spake by his prophets - and often, as the angel or messenger of Jehovah, appeared to them, and to the patriarchs. The world knew him not - - Did not acknowledge him; for the Jewish rulers knew well enough that he was a teacher come from God; but they did not choose to acknowledge him as such. Men love the world, and this love hinders them from knowing him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He was in the world - This refers, probably, not to his pre-existence, but to the fact that he became incarnate; that he dwelt among human beings. And the world was made by him - This is a repetition of what is said in John 1:3. Not only “men,” but all material things, were made by him. These facts are mentioned here to make what is said immediately after more striking, to wit, that men did not receive him. The proofs which he furnished that they ought to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 John the Baptist came to bear witness concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkness of men's minds, than that when the Light had appeared, there needed a witness to call attention to it. Christ was the true Light; that great Light which deserves to be called so. By his Spirit and grace he enlightens all that are enlightened to salvation; and those that are not enlightened by him, perish in darkness. Christ was in the world when he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The world does not recognize the true light, even when meeting its Creator. The world lives in rebellion, loving darkness more than light (3:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. He was in the world, &c.--The language here is nearly as wonderful as the thought. Observe its compact simplicity, its sonorousness--"the world" resounding in each of its three members--and the enigmatic form in which it is couched, startling the reader and setting his ingenuity a-working to solve the stupendous enigma of Christ ignored in His own world. "The world," in the first two clauses, plainly means the created world, into which He came…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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