His own
could refer to the world (humanity in general) or to the Jewish nation in particular (Isaiah 1:2–4). Most likely the Jewish nation is in view (given John 4:22). It had been a habit for the people of Israel to reject the prophets which God sent to them (e.g., Isaiah 65:2–3; Jeremiah 7:25–26).1
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.