Memory Verse Day 6: Rejected by His Own
(Juan 1:11 NBLH)
"He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him."
(John 1:11 ESV)
Today I’m starting a new series of wonderful verses in John chapter 1.
This verse speaks of the Word – Jesus Christ – who came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. According to one of my commentaries, the Greek here is not suggesting that His people just kind of ignored Him – it’s a decisive act – they rejected Him.
Throughout the book of John you can see the progression – He came, but as time went by the rejection becomes more and more pronounced, culminating in His crucifixion.
Of course, it was this very act that God had planned in order to save those who would receive Him, as we’ll see in the next verse…