Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

Young's Literal Translation

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 shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

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

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Cross References

Genesis 14:19and he blesseth him, and saith, 'Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;

Deuteronomy 10:14'Lo, to Jehovah thy God [are] the heavens and the heavens of the heavens, the earth and all that [is] in it;

1 Samuel 3:4and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'

1 Chronicles 29:13'And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;

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

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