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John 1:9–11

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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.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
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From verse 9

  1. John 12:46Rank 1 from verse 9
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

  2. John 1:4Rank 2 from verse 9
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  3. 1 John 2:8Rank 3 from verse 9
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    8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

  4. Isaiah 49:6Rank 4 from verse 9
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:4–7Rank 5 from verse 9
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    4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

From verse 10

  1. John 17:25Rank 1 from verse 10
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    25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

  2. 1 John 3:1Rank 2 from verse 10
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    1BEHOLD, 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.

  3. 1 Corinthians 2:8Rank 3 from verse 10
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    8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:21Rank 4 from verse 10
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    21For 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.

  5. Matthew 11:27Rank 5 from verse 10
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    27All 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.

From verse 11

  1. Luke 19:14Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

  2. Isaiah 53:2–3Rank 2 from verse 11
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    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  3. John 3:32Rank 3 from verse 11
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    32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

  4. Acts 7:51–52Rank 4 from verse 11
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    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

    52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  5. Luke 20:13–15Rank 5 from verse 11
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    13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

    14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

    15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

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John 1:9

COMBINED MEANING

true

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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.

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COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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lighteth

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Third-person singular present form of light. Sense 1: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 2: To alight or come upon.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

John 1:10

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 1:11

COMBINED MEANING

received

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Past-tense or past-participial form of receive (to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain).

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8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

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

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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:

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