Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will
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d In that same hour e he rejoiced f in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, g Lord of heaven and earth, that h you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and i revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for j such was your gracious will.
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k All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is k except the Father, or who the Father is k except the Son and anyone l to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
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Then turning to the disciples he said privately, m "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
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For I tell you n that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
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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.
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.
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Isaiah 53:11
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
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Mark 12:36
David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.
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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.
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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.
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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 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'?
Luke 8:10
He said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
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.
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Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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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.
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.
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John 1:18
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
John 6:46
Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
John 7:29
I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
John 8:19
They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
John 10:15
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
John 17:25
O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
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John 1:18
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
John 6:46
Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
John 7:29
I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
John 8:19
They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
John 10:15
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
John 17:25
O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
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John 1:18
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
John 6:46
Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
John 7:29
I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
John 8:19
They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
John 10:15
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
John 17:25
O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority...
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John 17:26
I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
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Matthew 13:16 - 17
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
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.
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Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
1 Peter 1:10 - 12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully.
John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.
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