1:11a

He came to His own: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as His own is more literally “his own things/property.” This is ambiguous and can refer to the whole earth or specifically to the land of Israel/Judea. In your translation, it is good to be ambiguous. You may be able to follow one of these examples:

He came to the place that he owns
-or-
He came to his own country (Good News Translation)
-or-
He came to his own home (Revised Standard Version)

1:11b

and: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as and here introduces an event that one might not expect. Other translations, such as the New International Version, translate the conjunction as “but.” You should translate this conjunction in the way that is most natural for your language.

His own did not receive Him: The phrase His own refers to the Jews. Most of Jesus’ own people, the Jews, did not accept what he had to say. Verse 1:12a shows that there were some who did accept. If a literal translation here implies that none of the Jews received him, you may need to say this:

not many of his people accepted him

did not receive Him: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as receive in this context means “welcome.” That is, it means “receive with pleasure or as a guest.” For example:

did not welcome him (Contemporary English Version)
-or-
did not accept him (New Revised Standard Version)

In some languages it may be more natural to translate did not receive with a positive expression. For example:

they rejected him (New Living Translation (2004))

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