Matthew 11:27
What does Matthew 11:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Matthew 11:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Matthew 11:27 means
Jesus declared that his Father had entrusted "all things" to him, emphasizing his supreme authority and unique relationship with God. He further stated that no one truly knows the Son except the Father, and similarly, no one truly knows the Father except the Son. This passage profoundly articulates Jesus' co-equality and intimate union with God. Crucially, it adds that this knowledge of the Father is revealed only to those to whom the Son graciously wills to reveal Him, proclaiming Jesus as the exclusive Mediator of revelation.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`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> .
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].
Context
This verse follows Jesus' prayer of thanksgiving and expands upon his unique relationship with the Father. It's a foundational theological statement regarding Jesus' divine authority and exclusive knowledge as the Son. This profound claim about his identity and his mediating role in knowing God sets the stage for (and makes possible) his subsequent, gracious invitation to all who are burdened, as he is the only one who can truly offer rest and reveal the Father.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 7:29
I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
- Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
- John 3:35
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
- 2 John 1:9
Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.
- Philippians 2:10
that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,
- Hebrews 2:8
Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.
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