John 1:10

Verse 10. He was in the world. This refers, probably, not to his pre-existence, but to the fact that he became incarnate; that he dwelt among men. And the world was made by him. This is a repetition of what is said in Joh 1:3. Not only men, but all material things, were made by him. These facts are mentioned here to make what is said immediately after more striking, to wit, that men did not receive him. The proofs which he furnished that they ought to receive him were, 1st. Those given while he was in the world--the miracles that he wrought and his instructions; and, 2nd. The fact that the world was made by him, It was remarkable that the world did not know or approve its own maker.