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MATTHEW 11:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 11:24Matt 11:26
“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.”
At that time Jesus declared: I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. The thanksgiving prayer follows the denunciation of the Galilean cities: after lamenting the rejection of the wise and understanding, Jesus gives thanks for the revelation to little children. The wise and understanding are those whose self-confidence in their own comprehension closes them to the kingdom's revelation; the little children are those whose awareness of their own inadequacy opens them to receive. The gracious will — it seemed good to you — grounds the pattern of revelation in the sovereign pleasure of the Father.

Church Fathers on Matthew 11:25

Because the Lord knew that many would doubt respecting the foregoing matter, namely, that the Jews would not receive Christ whom the Gentile world has so willingly received, He here makes answer to their thoughts; 'And Jesus answered and said, I confess unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth.'

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation · non occ.

If Christ, from whom all sin is far, said, 'I confess,' confession is not proper for the sinner only, but sometimes also for him that gives thanks. We may confess either by praising God, or by accusing ourselves. When He said, 'I confess unto thee,' it is, I praise Thee, not I accuse Myself.

Augustine · 4th century · Serm., 67, 1

Let those hear who falsely argue, that the Saviour was not born but created, how He calls His Father 'Lord of heaven and earth.' For if He be a creature, and the creature can call its Maker Father, it was surely foolish here to address Him as Lord of heaven and earth, and not of Him (Christ) likewise. He gives thanks that His coming has opened to the Apostles sacraments, which the Scribes and Pharisees knew not, who seemed to themselves wise, and understanding in their own…

Jerome · 4th century
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