Study it in the app“All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
All thingsΠάνταhave been handed overπαρεδόθηto meμοιbyὑπὸmyμουFather,τοῦ πατρόςandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςknowsἐπιγινώσκειthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνexceptεἰ μὴthe Father,ὁ πατήρnorοὐδὲdoes anyoneτιςknowἐπιγινώσκειthe Fatherτὸν πατέραexceptεἰ μὴthe Sonὁ υἱὸςandκαὶanyone to whomᾧ ἐὰνthe Sonὁ υἱὸςchoosesβούληταιto reveal him.ἀποκαλύψαι
hand over
To put something or someone into another's hands.
Where else “paredothē” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appearsunderstand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epiginōskei” appearsSon
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appearswant, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulētai” appearsreveal
Reveal, uncover what was hidden.
Where else “apokalypsai” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Jesus praises the Father
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
Matthew 11:25-30
25At that time Jesus responded and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and the intelligent and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
21In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you. 22All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and the one to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
26Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you.
27 · This verse (above)
28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
1. What it says
What did Jesus tell John's messengers to report about what they hear and see (vv. 4–5)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say his yoke is easy and his burden light (vv. 28–30)?
3. How I live it
Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him (v. 28). What burden could you bring to him today?
