Matthew 11:25
At that tyme Iesus aunswered and sayde: I thanke thee O father, Lorde of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these thinges from the wise and prudent, and hast shewed them vnto babes.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
26Euen so [it is] O father, for so was it thy good pleasure.
Cross References
Genesis 14:19And blessed hym, saying: Blessed be Abram vnto the hygh God possessour of heauen and earth.
Isaiah 5:21Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall deafe men heare the wordes of the booke, and the eyes of the blynde shall see, euen out of the cloude, and out of darknesse.
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 →