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# He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him
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"Even though he was in this world, and God created everything through him, people still did not recognize him"
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# the world did not know him
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The "world" is a metonym that stands for all the people who live in the world. AT: "the people did not know who he really was" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He came to his own, and his own did not receive him
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"He came to his own fellow countrymen, and his own fellow countrymen did not accept him either"
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# receive
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This means to accept a person. When one receives a guest, they welcome them and treat them with honor in hopes of building a relationship with them. |