John 1:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Word was in the world, but no one knew him, though God had made the world with his Word.

Cross References

Genesis 16:13

Hagar thought, “Have I really seen God and lived to tell about it?” So from then on she called him, “The God who Sees Me”.

Genesis 17:1

Abram was ninety-nine years old when the LORD appeared to him again and said, “I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right,

Genesis 18:33

After speaking with Abraham, the LORD left, and Abraham went back home.

Isaiah 53:3

He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, “He is a nobody!”

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

John 1:11

He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is truly God and is closest to the Father, has shown us what God is like.

John 1:3

And with this Word, God created all things. Nothing was made without the Word. Everything that was created

John 1:5

The light keeps shining in the dark, and darkness has never put it out.

John 17:25

Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me.

John 5:17

But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and that is why I keep on working.”

Acts 14:17

But he showed that he was there by the good things he did. God sends rain from heaven and makes your crops grow. He gives food to you and makes your hearts glad.

1 Corinthians 1:21

God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach.

1 Corinthians 2:8

The rulers of this world didn't know anything about this wisdom. If they had known about it, they would not have nailed the glorious Lord to a cross.

1 Corinthians 8:6

We have only one God, and he is the Father. He created everything, and we live for him. Jesus Christ is our only Lord. Everything was made by him, and by him life was given to us.

Colossians 1:16

Everything was created by him, everything in heaven and on earth, everything seen and unseen, including all forces and powers, and all rulers and authorities. All things were created by God's Son, and everything was made for him.

Hebrews 11:3

Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

1 John 3:1

Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are.