10 [a]He was in the world, and the world was (A)made by him: and the world knew him not.

11 He came [b]unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 [c]But as many as received him, to them he gave [d]prerogative to be the sons of God, even to them that believe in his Name,

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:10 That person of the Word, was made manifest even at that time when the world was made.
  2. John 1:11 The Word showed himself again, when he came in the flesh.
  3. John 1:12 The Son being shut out of the most of his people, and acknowledged but of a few, doth regenerate them by his own virtue and power, and receiveth them into that honor which is common to all the children of God, that is to be the sons of God.
  4. John 1:12 He vouchsafed to give them this prerogative to take them to be his children.

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