Matthew 11:25 (GNV)

Passage

At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art lifted vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: for if the great workes, which haue bin done in thee, had bene done among them of Sodom, they had remained to this day.

Matthew 11:24 But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee.

Matthew 11:25 At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.

Matthew 11:26 It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such.

Matthew 11:27 All things are giuen vnto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but ye Father: neither knoweth any man ye Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom ye Sonne will reueile him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "iesus", "answered", "saide", "giue", "thee", "thankes", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "iesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "But I say vnto you that it..." into verse 26's "It is so O Father because thy...", so "time" and "iesus" 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 "time" and "iesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.