“All things
Have been handed over
To me,
By my Father.
No one knows
Who the Son is
Except the Father.
No one knows
Who the Father is
Except the Son,
And anyone
To whom
The Son chooses
To reveal him.”
πάντα μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τοῦ Πατρός μου, καὶ οὐδεὶς γινώσκει τίς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς εἰ μὴ ὁ Πατήρ, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ Πατὴρ εἰ μὴ ὁ Υἱὸς καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται ὁ Υἱὸς ἀποκαλύψαι
Luke indicated that Jesus said that all things had been handed over to him (πάντα μοι παρεδόθη… μου) by his Father (ὑπὸ τοῦ Πατρός). No one knows who the Son is (καὶ οὐδεὶς γινώσκει τίς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς), except the Father (εἰ μὴ ὁ Πατήρ). The reverse is also true. No one knows who the Father is (καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ Πατὴρ) except the Son (εἰ μὴ ὁ Υἱὸς), and anyone whom the Son chooses to reveal him (καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται ὁ Υἱὸς ἀποκαλύψαι). Matthew, chapter 11:27, also had Jesus explain his relationship to the Father in heaven, indicating a possible common Q source. This is one of the few times that these synoptic gospel writers presented Jesus with a clear knowledge of his relationship to the heavenly Father, as the Son. The Father was well pleased to let this be known and happen because it was his will to do so. The Father has handed over everything to his Son. This is a profound theological statement about the divine affiliation of Jesus as the Son of the Father. Only he and the Father know this. No one really knows the Son, except the Father. The opposite is also true. No one really knows the Father, except the Son. However, Jesus, the Son, may decide or choose to tell or reveal this to others. This is the gist of the gospel stories. Jesus wanted to reveal his relationship to the Father to all his followers. Do you understand the relationship of Jesus to the Father?
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