John 1:10 · KJV
“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”
— John 1:10
{That} was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John 1 — Context
He was not that Light, but {was sent} to bear witness of that Light.
9{That} was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, {even} to them that believe on his name: {power: or, the right, or, privilege}
Cross References
John 17:25
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 Corinthians 2:8
Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known {it}, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and {he} to whomsoever the Son will reveal {him}.
Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Acts 17:24-27
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared {him}.