John 1:11 (LSB)

Passage

He came to what was His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

Nearby Context

John 1:9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.

John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

John 1:11 He came to what was His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

John 1:13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came" and "receive". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "receive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "He was in the world and the..." into verse 12's "But as many as received Him to...", so "came" and "receive" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "receive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.