At that time Jesus declared, “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.
“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy an
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Fath
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Yo
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become b
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! Fo
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of hea
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been l
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by hum
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? O
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads,
Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples o
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the
Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?