Jesus Praises the Father^(A)

²¹ At that moment, the Holy Spirit^[a] made Jesus^[b] extremely joyful, so Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you. 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^[c] who the Father is except the Son and the person to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

²³ Then turning to his disciples in private, he told them, “How blessed are the eyes that see what you see! ²⁴ Because I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them, and to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”