April 9, 2008
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TWO PEOPLE GROUPS
IN JOHN 1:11
John 1:11  He came unto his own [neuter gender], and his own [masculine gender] received him not.
═ Nestles Text Word/Numb ═══ Grammar ═══ JON  1: 11  ═══ Translation
eis            1519  1 ---- ---- acc -- prep---  unto
o              3588  2 neu  artl acc p  -------  the
idios          2398  3 neu  adj  acc p  ------- *own ones
ercomai        2064  4 aor  act  ind 3s ---verb *he came
kai            2532  5 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  and
o              3588  6 mas  artl nom p  -------  the
idios          2398  7 mas  adj  nom p  ------- *own ones
autos          0846  8 mas  ---- acc s  pronoun *him
ou             3756  9 ---- part --- -- -------  not (emphatic)
paralambavw    3880 10 aor  act  ind 3p ---verb *they received near (the masculine ones did not receive him near)
His own, neuter, separates
from His own, masculine
These can not
Receive Him near
Nominative plural
continues in
verse 12a
Notice that “his own”
Is nominative plural
Neuter Gender
Masculine
Gender
These two people groups are seen in John 1:11. The groups are differentiated by their gender in this verse. Those that are “his own” that are neuter in gender and those that are “his own” masculine gender. I am persuaded that those of his own that are in the neuter gender are those who have ears to hear and those that are masculine are those who do not have ears to hear. They are referred to as those that are “without”. Mark 4:11  And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: