Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus answering said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that You hid these things from wise and understanding ones, and revealed them to babies.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

In Context

24but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it will be more tolerable in [the] day of judgment than to you.”

26Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:19and he blesses him and says, “Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth;

Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, [belong] to your God YHWH, [as does] the earth and all that [is] in it.

1 Samuel 3:4and YHWH calls to Samuel, and he says, “Here I [am].”

1 Chronicles 29:13And now, our God, we are giving thanks to You, and giving praise to Your beautiful Name;

Isaiah 5:21Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, || And—before their own faces—intelligent!

Isaiah 29:18And the deaf have heard the words of a scroll in that day, || And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, || The eyes of the blind 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 →

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