Matthew 11:27 Meaning and Explanation
“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus declares the Father has given Him all things, and that the Father is known only through the Son's revealing.
What Does Matthew 11:27 Mean?
Jesus speaks of the unique bond between Himself and the Father. "All things are delivered unto me of my Father" -- all authority and revelation entrusted to the Son. He then describes a knowledge so deep that the Father and the Son truly know one another, and the Father is made known to others only as "the Son will reveal him."
Here is the heart of the gospel: to know God the Father, one must come through the Son. Jesus is not merely a teacher about God but the very doorway into knowing Him. The closeness between Father and Son overflows in grace -- the Son chooses to reveal the Father to whoever will receive Him. No one is shut out who comes to Christ. To know Jesus is to be brought into the Father's own embrace.
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What does Matthew 11:27 mean?
Jesus declares the Father has given Him all things, and that the Father is known only through the Son's revealing.