Matthew 11:25
Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
26Yea, Father, because this way it was done pleasing in thy sight.
Cross References
Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, to LORD thy God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is in it.
1 Samuel 3:4that LORD called Samuel. And he said, Here I am.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 29:18And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25
Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… Read the whole commentary →