Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
26Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.
Cross References
Genesis 14:19Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth.
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold heaven is the Lord's thy God, and the heaven of heaven, the earth and all things that are therein.
1 Samuel 3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore our God we give thanks to thee, and we praise thy glorious name.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to you that rue wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.
Isaiah 29:18And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.
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 →