Matthew 11:25 Cross References

Matthew 11:25

25: Then Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike.

Matthew 21:16

  1. and asked Jesus, "Do you hear what these children are saying?Yes," Jesus replied. "Haven't you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, 'You have taught children and infants to give you praise.'"

Matthew 16:17

  1. Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

Psalms 8:2

  1. You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.

Luke 10:21

  1. Then Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit and said, "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
  2. "My Father has given me authority over everything. No one really knows the Son except the Father, and no one really knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
  3. Then when they were alone, he turned to the disciples and said, "How privileged you are to see what you have seen.
  4. I tell you, many prophets and kings have longed to see and hear what you have seen and heard, but they could not."

Acts 17:24

  1. "He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn't live in man-made temples,

Romans 11:8

  1. As the Scriptures say, "God has put them into a deep sleep. To this very day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear."
  2. David spoke of this same thing when he said, "Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble.
  3. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs grow weaker and weaker."

1 Corinthians 2:6

  1. Yet when I am among mature Christians, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world, and not the kind that appeals to the rulers of this world, who are being brought to nothing.
  2. No, the wisdom we speak of is the secret wisdom of God, which was hidden in former times, though he made it for our benefit before the world began.
  3. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:18

  1. I know very well how foolish the message of the cross sounds to those who are on the road to destruction. But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God.
  2. As the Scriptures say, "I will destroy human wisdom and discard their most brilliant ideas."
  3. So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made them all look foolish and has shown their wisdom to be useless nonsense.
  4. Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.
  5. God's way seems foolish to the Jews because they want a sign from heaven to prove it is true. And it is foolish to the Greeks because they believe only what agrees with their own wisdom.

John 9:39

  1. Then Jesus told him, "I have come to judge the world. I have come to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind."
  2. The Pharisees who were standing there heard him and asked, "Are you saying we are blind?"
  3. "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

2 Corinthians 3:14

  1. But the people's minds were hardened, and even to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, a veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ.

John 11:41

  1. So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, thank you for hearing me.

Mark 4:10

  1. Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him, "What do your stories mean?"
  2. He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secret about the Kingdom of God. But I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders,
  3. so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: 'They see what I do, but they don't perceive its meaning. They hear my words, but they don't understand. So they will not turn from their sins and be forgiven.'

Isaiah 29:10

  1. For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.
  2. All these future events are a sealed book to them. When you give it to those who can read, they will say, "We can't read it because it is sealed."
  3. When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, "Sorry, we don't know how to read."
  4. And so the Lord says, "These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. And their worship of me amounts to nothing more than human laws learned by rote.
  5. Because of this, I will do wonders among these hypocrites. I will show that human wisdom is foolish and even the most brilliant people lack understanding."

Isaiah 29:18

  1. In that day deaf people will hear words read from a book, and blind people will see through the gloom and darkness.
  2. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD. Those who are poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Matthew 13:11

  1. Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.
  2. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  3. That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't understand.
  4. This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
  5. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes--so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'

Mark 10:14

  1. But when Jesus saw what was happening, he was very displeased with his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  2. I assure you, anyone who doesn't have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God."
  3. Then he took the children into his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.

John 12:38

  1. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: "Lord, who has believed our message? To whom will the Lord reveal his saving power?"
  2. But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,
  3. "The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts--so their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them."

Isaiah 66:1

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you ever build me a temple as good as that? Could you build a dwelling place for me?

Jeremiah 1:5

  1. "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world."
  2. "O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!"
  3. "Don't say that," the LORD replied, "for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
  4. And don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and take care of you. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Daniel 2:23

  1. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded."

Matthew 18:3

  1. Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
  2. Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Luke 22:42

  1. "Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."

2 Corinthians 4:3

  1. If the Good News we preach is veiled from anyone, it is a sign that they are perishing.
  2. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
  3. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.
  4. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.
  2. He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 5:21

  1. Destruction is certain for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.

1 Samuel 3:4

  1. Suddenly, the LORD called out, "Samuel! Samuel!Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?"
  2. He jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am. What do you need?I didn't call you," Eli replied. "Go on back to bed." So he did.
  3. Then the LORD called out again, "Samuel!" Again Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?I didn't call you, my son," Eli said. "Go on back to bed."
  4. Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.
  5. So now the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?" Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

Daniel 4:35

  1. All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He has the power to do as he pleases among the angels of heaven and with those who live on earth. No one can stop him or challenge him, saying, `What do you mean by doing these things?'

Deuteronomy 10:14

  1. The highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God.
  2. Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above every other nation, as is evident today.

1 Samuel 2:18

  1. Now Samuel, though only a boy, was the LORD's helper. He wore a linen tunic just like that of a priest.

1 Corinthians 3:18

  1. Stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have to become a fool so you can become wise by God's standards.
  2. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."
  3. And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."

Genesis 14:19

  1. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

2 Kings 19:15

  1. And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: "O LORD, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 14:22

  1. Abram replied, "I have solemnly promised the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

1 Chronicles 29:13

  1. "O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!

John 7:48

  1. "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him?
  2. These ignorant crowds do, but what do they know about it? A curse on them anyway!"
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