25aAt that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that bYou have hidden these things from the wise and prudent cand have revealed them to babes.
26Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
27aAll things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. bNor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
28Come to aMe, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29Take My yoke upon you aand learn from Me, for I am gentle and blowly in heart, cand you will find rest for your souls.
All things have been delivered unto me of my Father (panta moi paredoqh upo tou patrov mou). This sublime claim is not to be whittled down or away by explanations. It is the timeless aorist like edoqh in Matthew 28:18 and "points back to a moment in eternity, and implies the pre-existence of the Messiah" (Plummer). The Messianic consciousness of Christ is here as clear as a bell. It is a moment of high fellowship. Note epiginwskei twice for "fully know." Note also boulhtai =wills, is willing. The Son retains the power and the will to reveal the Father to men.
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