John 1:11

The Passion Translation

He came to the people he created — to those who should have received him, but they did not recognize him.

Cross References

Matthew 15:24

Jesus said, “I’ve only been sent to the lost sheep of Israel.”

Luke 19:14

“Some of his countrymen despised the prince and sent a delegation after him to declare before the royals, ‘We refuse to let this man rule over us! He will not be our king!’

John 1:10

He entered into the world he created, yet the world was unaware.

John 1:12

But those who embraced him and took hold of his name he gave authority to become the children of God!

John 19:27

Then he said, “John, look—she will be a mother to you!” From that day on, John accepted Mary into his home as one of his own family.

John 3:32

His message is about what he has seen and experienced, even though people don’t accept it.

Acts 13:26

“Fellow Jews, Abraham’s descendants, and all those among you who worship and reverence God, this message of life has been sent for us all to hear.

Acts 13:46

Yet Paul and Barnabas did not back down. Filled with courage, they boldly replied, “We were compelled to bring God’s message first to you Jews. But seeing you’ve rejected this message and refuse to embrace eternal life, we will focus instead on the nations and offer it to them.

Acts 21:6

we kissed one another, said our good-byes, and boarded the ship, while the believers went back to their homes.

Romans 15:8

I am convinced that Jesus, the Messiah, was sent as a servant to the Jewish people to fulfill the promises God made to our ancestors and to prove God’s faithfulness.

Romans 9:1

O Israel, my Jewish family, I feel such great sorrow and heartache for you that never leaves me! God knows these deep feelings within me as I long for you to come to faith in the Anointed One. My conscience will not let me speak anything but the truth.

Romans 9:5

We trace our beginnings back to the patriarchs, and through their bloodline is the genealogy of the Messiah, who is God over everything. May he be praised through endless ages! Amen!

Galatians 4:4

But when the time of fulfillment had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.