John 1:11 (WEB)
He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
As quoted in the map (KJV)
John 1:11 (KJV)
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Key words
- εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθενeis ta idia ēlthen · Greek
- 'He came unto his own' — ta idia, 'his own things,' means his own people and home, not a house.
- οἱ ἴδιοιhoi idioi · Greek
- 'his own' — his own people.
Why it matters
The Word came 'to his own,' and his own did not receive him. Pitre cites this as the parallel that fixes the meaning of John 19:27 (p 162): when the disciple took Mary 'to his own' (eis ta idia), John did not write 'home' (oikos) but the broader word for what is one's own — family, people, possessions. The disciple takes Mary as his own mother.