Luke 10:21

Luke 10:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

Context of Luke 10:21

19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 22All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” 23Turning to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,

Luke 10:21 word by word

Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἠγαλλιάσατο ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ εἶπεν· ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, πάτερ, κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις. ναὶ ὁ πατήρ, ὅτι οὕτως εὐδοκία ἐγένετο ἔμπροσθέν σου.Read the interlinear

• At that veryαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• timeὥραhōra · hourG5610
• He rejoicedἀγαλλιάωagalliaō · to rejoiceG21
• in the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• praiseἐξομολογέομαιexomologeō · to agreeG1843
• You, O Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• and earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• that You have hiddenἀποκρύπτωapokruptō · to concealG613
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wiseσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• and intelligentσυνετόςsunetos · intelligentG4908
• and have revealedἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
• them to infantsνήπιοςnēpios · childG3516
• for thisοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• was well-pleasingεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107
• in Your sightἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715

Cross-references for Luke 10:21

• Luke 15:5When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
• Isaiah 53:11As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
• Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you.
• Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.
• John 11:41So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
• John 17:24Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.
• Isaiah 66:1Thus says the Lord, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
• Job 5:12He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
• Isaiah 29:14Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 2:6Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away;
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.
• 2 Corinthians 4:3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
• Colossians 2:2that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

Commentaries on Luke 10:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Rejoiced in spirit - Was truly and heartily joyous: felt an inward triumph. But ͅ , ͅ ̔ͅ, 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21See the notes at Matthew 11:25-27.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 All our victories over Satan, are obtained by power derived from Jesus Christ, and he must have all the praise. But let us beware of spiritual pride, which has been the destruction of many. Our Lord rejoiced at the prospect of the salvation of many souls. It was fit that particular notice should be taken of that hour of joy; there were few such, for He was a man of sorrows: in that hour in which he saw Satan fall, and heard of the good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21You have hidden these things: God uses simple things that a child can understand to shame those who think themselves wise but are foolish in God’s eyes (see Isaiah 29:14; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. Jesus ... said, &c.--The very same sublime words were uttered by our Lord on a former similar occasion (see on Mt 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:21

• Agency
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• God
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• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Preaching
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings