Mat 11:27 | NET2full | STEP | All things have been handed over to me by my Father . No one knows the Son except the Father , and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

‏ Matthew 11:27

27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. ^{▼▼sn This verse, frequently referred to as the “bolt from the Johannine blue,” has been noted for its conceptual similarity to statements in John’s Gospel (10:15; 17:2). The authority of the Son and the Father are totally intertwined. The statement here also occurs in Luke 10:22, and serves as a warning against drawing a simplistic dichotomy between Jesus’ teaching in the synoptic gospels and Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel of John.} No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides ^{▼▼tn Or “wishes”; or “intends”; or “plans” (cf. BDAG 182 s.v. βούλομαι 2.b). Here it is the Son who has sovereignty.} to reveal him.