Matthew 11:27 (DRB)

Passage

All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones.

Matthew 11:26 Yea, Father: for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.

Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.

Matthew 11:28 Come to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you.

Matthew 11:29 Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: And you shall find rest to your souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "delivered", "father", "knoweth", "neither", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "delivered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Yea Father for so hath it seemed..." into verse 28's "Come to me all you that labor...", so "all things" and "delivered" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "delivered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.