Matthew 11:25-26

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

²⁵ _h At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, _i Lord of heaven and earth, that _j you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and _k revealed them to little children; ²⁶ yes, Father, for such was your _l gracious will. ₁

1. Cross References
   Matthew 11:25 - 27
   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.
   Luke 10:21 - 22
   In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "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.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 17:24
   The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.
   
3. Cross References
   Job 37:24
   Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.
   1 Corinthians 1:19 - 27
   For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.
   2 Corinthians 3:14
   But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 21:16
   And they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?
   Psalms 8:2
   Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
   Matthew 13:11
   And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
   Matthew 16:17
   And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 11:25 - 27
   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.
   Luke 10:21 - 22
   In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "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.
   
6. Cross References
   Luke 12:32
   Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
   Galatians 1:15
   But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace.