Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
In	Ἐν En	G1722	"in · preposition
that	αὐτῇ autēa	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular feminine
hour	ὥρᾳ hōra	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — dative singular feminine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
rejoiced	ἠγαλλιάσατο ēgalliasato	G21	properly · verb — aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
spirit	πνεύματι pneumati	G4151	a current of air · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
thank	ἐξομολογοῦμαί exomologoumai	G1843	to acknowledge or (by implication · verb — present middle indicative, 1st person singular
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
O Father	πάτερ, pater	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
Lord	κύριε kurie	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
of heaven	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
earth	γῆς, gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
thou hast hid	ἀπέκρυψας apekrupsas	G613	to conceal away (i.e. fully) · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
these things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
the wise	σοφῶν sophōn	G4680	wise (in a most general application) · adjective — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
prudent	συνετῶν sunetōn	G4908	mentally put (or putting) together · adjective — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
hast revealed	ἀπεκάλυψας apekalupsas	G601	to take off the cover · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
them	αὐτὰ auta	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural neuter
unto babes	νηπίοις. nēpiois	G3516	not speaking · adjective — dative plural masculine
even so	ναὶ nai	G3483	yes · particle
Father	πατήρ, patēr	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
so	οὕτως houtōs	G3779	in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) · adverb
it seemed	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
good	εὐδοκία eudokia	G2107	satisfaction · noun — nominative singular feminine
in	ἔμπροσθέν emprosthen	G1715	in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or ti… · preposition
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
sight	ἔμπροσθεν émprosthen	G1715	in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or ti…

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Matthew 11:25-27 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and…
Matthew 13:11-16 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
1 Corinthians 2:6-8 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought…
1 Peter 2:1-2 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Job 5:12-14 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Psalms 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the ave…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:17-24

Christ sent forth the seventy disciples as he was going up to Jerusalem to the feast of tabernacles, when he went up, not openly, but as it were in secret (Joh 7:10), having sent abroad so great a part of his ordinary retinue; and Dr. Lightfoot thinks it was before his return from that feast, and while he was yet at Jerusalem, or Bethany, which was hard by (for there he was, Luk 10:38), that they, or at least some of them, returned to him. Now here we are told, 1. What account they gave him of the success of their expedition: They returned again with joy (Luk 10:17); not complaining of the fatigue of their journeys, nor of the opposition and discouragement they met with, but rejoicing in the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:21

Jesus . . . said, &c.--The very same sublime words were uttered by our Lord on a former similar occasion (see on Mat 11:25-27); but (1) There we are merely told that He "answered and said" thus; here, He "rejoiced in spirit and said," &c. (2) There it was merely "at that time" (or season) that He spoke thus, meaning with a general reference to the rejection of His gospel by the self-sufficient; here, "In that hour Jesus said," with express reference probably to the humble class from which He had to draw the Seventy, and the similar class that had chiefly welcomed their message. "Rejoice" is too weak a word. It is "exulted in spirit"--evidently giving visible expression to His unusual emotion…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 10:21

Rejoiced in spirit - Was truly and heartily joyous: felt an inward triumph. But τῳ πνευματι, τῳ ἁγιῳ, the Holy Spirit, is the reading here of BCDKL, six others; the three Syriac, later Persic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, all the Itala except one, and Augustin and Bede. These might be considered sufficient authority to admit the word into the text. I thank thee - Bishop Pearce justly observes, the thanks are meant to be given to God for revealing them to babes, not for hiding them from the others. See on Mat 11:25 (note). Thou hast hid - That is, thou hast not revealed them to the scribes and Pharisees, who idolized their own wisdom; but thou hast revealed them to the simple and…

The Church Fathers

His "Father" He Himself adores. When acknowledged by Peter as the "Christ (the Son) of God," He does not deny the relation.
— Tertullian, Against Praxeas

For a feeling of deficiency is the preparation for coming perfection. For whoever by the presence of the apparent good perceives not that he is destitute of the true good, is deprived of the true good.
— Origen of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(adv. Hær. 42.) But a Gospel composed by Marcion has, "I give thanks to Thee, O Lord," being silent as to the words of heaven and earth, and the word Father, lest it should be supposed that He calls the Father the Creator of the heaven and the earth.
— Epiphanius of Salamis ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Babe — Used of children generally (Matt. 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Rom. 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Cor. 3:1; Heb. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:2). In Isa. 3:4 the…
Martha — Bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called “her house,” some…
Agency · IN SALVATION OF MEN — IN SALVATION OF MEN
Babes · A symbol of the guileless — A symbol of the guileless
Humility · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Life, Spiritual · Has its infancy — Has its infancy
Preaching · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 10:21

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:17-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:21

Adam Clarke on Luke 10:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 10:21

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:17-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:21

Adam Clarke on Luke 10:21

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 10:21

John Calvin on Luke 10:21-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 10:21