As many as received him (οσο ελαβον αυτον). Effective aorist active indicative of λαμβανω "as many as did receive him," in contras…

To as many as received him. The great mass—the people, the scribes, and Pharisees—rejected him. A few in his lifetime received him, and ma…

Yet the light ever shines, and the better things lie hidden.

As many as received him.—The words are less wide and …

He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them …

St. John Chrysostom: When He said that the world did not know Him, He referred to the times of the old covenant. But what foll…

Just as there is a sharp antithesis in vv.4–5 between darkne and light, so here is an equally direct contrast between rejection and reception. In s…

But to as many as received him. So that no one may be hindered by this stumbling block—that the Jews despised and rejected Christ—the Evan…

But as many as received him
This is explained, in the latter part of the text, by believing in his name; for faith i…

John the Baptist came to bear witne concerning Jesus. Nothing more fully shows the darkne of human minds than the fact that when the Light had appe…

1. Having explained the nece ity for the incarnation of the Word, the Evangelist then shows the advantage humanity gained from that incarnat…