10 He was in the world,
and the world was created(A) through Him,
yet the world did not recognize Him.
11 He came to His own,[a]
and His own people[b] did not receive Him.
12 But to all who did receive(B) Him,(C)
He gave them the right(D) to be[c] children(E) of God,(F)
to those who believe(G) in His name,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:11 The same Gk adjective is used twice in this verse: the first refers to all that Jesus owned as Creator (to His own); the second refers to the Jews (His own people).
  2. John 1:11 The same Gk adjective is used twice in this verse: the first refers to all that Jesus owned as Creator (to His own); the second refers to the Jews (His own people).
  3. John 1:12 Or become

10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,(A) the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.(B) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(C) in his name,(D) he gave the right to become children of God(E)

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