Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew Mark and Luke John Calvin
Matthew 11:25-30; Luke 10:21-22
Matthew 11:25-30; Luke 10:21-22
Matthew 11:25-30
Luke 10:21-22
25. At that time Jesus answering said, I acknowledge to thee, 664 O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little children. 26. Undoubtedly, O Father, such was thy good pleasure. 665 27. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and none knoweth the Son but the Father; and none knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son has chosen to reveal him. 666 28. Come to me, all that labor and are burdened, and I will relieve you. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, that I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest in your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
21. In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I acknowledge to thee, 667
O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little children: certainly, O Father, it is because such was thy good pleasure. 22. All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and none knoweth who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son shall choose to reveal him.
Matthew 11:25. Jesus answering. Though the Hebrew verb, answer, ({}ענה,) is frequently employed even in the commencement of a discourse, yet in this passage
I consider it to be emphatic; for it was from the present occurrence that Christ took occasion to speak. This is more fully confirmed by the words of Luke, that in the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit Whence came that rejoicing? Was it not because the Church, composed of poor and despised persons, was viewed by him as not less precious and valuable than if all the nobility and high rank in the world had lent to it their brilliancy? Let it be observed, also, that the discourse is addressed to the 664"Ie te ren graces;" — "I give thee thanks." 665"Il est ainsi, Pere, pourtant que ton bon plaisir a este tel;" — "it i so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such."
666"Le Fils le vent reveler, ou, donner a cognoistre;" —"the Son chooses to reveal him, or, to make him known."
667"Ie to ren graces;" — "I give thee thanks."