Matthew 11:27

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the Father directly, in a doxology that follows his contrast between the "wise and understanding" and the "little ones" (v. 25). It is a private declaration, not a public teaching to the crowd.

The words — παρεδὸθη (paredothē), aorist passive of παραδίδωμι, means "was handed over" — a transfer of ownership or authority, not a shared access.

The thread — Luke 10:22 preserves the same declaration; Matthew 28:18 echoes the "all" language in the post-resurrection commission; John 14:6 extends the exclusive-mediator logic.

Why it lands — Revelation of the Father is not a default human capacity but a gift the Son dispenses by choice. The verse places the reader in one of two categories without offering a third.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Luke 10:22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
John 17:25 Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
John 10:15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
John 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
John 6:46 not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.