Matthew 11:25 (YLT)

Passage

At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:23 `And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

Matthew 11:24 but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

Matthew 11:26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

Matthew 11:27 `All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal <FI>Him<Fi> .

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "jesus", "answering", "said", "confess", "thee", "father", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "but I say to you to the..." into verse 26's "Yes Father because so it was good...", so "time" and "jesus" 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 "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.