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John 1:11
ESV He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
NIV He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
NASB He came to His own, and His own people did not accept Him.
CSB He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
NLT He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.
KJV He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
NKJV He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

What does John 1:11 mean?

Jesus came "for" all the people of the world, as a Savior. This was established with His sacrificial death and resurrection (1 John 2:2; Matthew 16:21). However, during His human life, He came specifically "to" the people of Israel. If any culture on earth should have been able to recognize the Messiah, it ought to have been God's chosen people. Israel had been given God's Word, which included many prophecies of a Messiah (Isaiah 9:2–7; Jeremiah 33:15–16). The Jewish people had been beaten down by Rome and other powerful invaders. Israel should have been looking for the Promised One, and eager to welcome Him. God came to those He had created, for the entire world (John 3:16), and Jesus came as a man directly to Israel.

And yet, He was rejected, hated, and eventually killed by those very people (Isaiah 53:3, John 18:35). The one group of people who should have most immediately welcomed Him were the ones who called for His death! This is part of the gospel message: that even when we claim to be seeking God's will, we tend to turn away from it in order to go our own way (Romans 3:9–10). This message applies to all mankind, not just to Israel.
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