He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
John 1:11 - English Standard Version 2016 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He came to that which belonged to Him [to His own–His domain, creation, things, world], and they who were His own did not receive Him and did not welcome Him. American Standard Version (1901) He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not. Common English Bible The light came to his own people, and his own people didn’t welcome him. Catholic Public Domain Version He went to his own, and his own did not accept him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He came unto his own, and his own received him not. |
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.
And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,
I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—
To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,