Matthew 11:26 (WEB)

Passage

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”

Matthew 11:25 At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

Matthew 11:26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

Matthew 11:27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "father", "well-pleasing", and "sight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "father" and "well-pleasing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "At that time Jesus answered I thank..." into verse 27's "All things have been delivered to me...", so "father" and "well-pleasing" 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 "father" and "well-pleasing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.