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He cameἦλθενtoεἰςwhat was his own,τὰ ἴδιαandκαὶhis ownοἱ ἴδιοιpeopledid notοὐreceiveπαρέλαβονhim.αὐτὸν
John 1:11
Study it in the app“He came to what was his own, and his own people did not receive him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:11, word by word
- He cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- what was his ownἴδιαidia
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idia” appears- receiveπαρέλαβονparelabon
receive
To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.
Where else “parelabon” appears
The context
10He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, and the world did not know him.
11 · This verse (above)
12But to all who received him, he gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?