John 1:10

8 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.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
KJV
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
WEB
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
ASV
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
DARBY
He was in the world, and the world had [its] being through him, and the world knew him not.
BLB
He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and the world did not know Him.
ÅB
Han var i verden, og verden er blitt til ved ham, og verden kjente ham ikke.
OTB
Han var i verden, og selv om verden ble til ved ham, kjente ikke verden ham.
B1930
Han var i verden, og verden er blitt til ved ham, og verden kjente ham ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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;

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  • 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.

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