Mat 11:27, Mar 13:32, Joh 14:10, 17:7-8 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 27. All things are delivered, etc. The same doctrine is clearly taught often in the New Testament. See . It means that Christ has control over all things, for the good of his church; that the government of the universe is committed to him as Mediator , that he may redeem his people, and guide them to glory, . No man knoweth the Son . That is, such is the nature of the Son of God; such the mystery of the union between the Divine and human nature; such his exalted character as Divine, that no mortal can fully comprehend him. None but God fully knows him. Had he been a mere man, this language surely would not have been used of him. Neither knoweth any man the Father , etc. In the original this is, neither knoweth any one the Father except the Son. That is, no one man or angel clearly comprehends the character of the infinite God, but the Son--the Lord Jesus--and he to whom he makes him known. This he does by revealing the character of God clearly, and more especially, by manifesting his character as a sin-forgiving God, to the soul that is weary and heavy laden, . (a) "All things" (b) "neither knoweth"

Matthew 11:27

Verse 27. All things are delivered, etc. The same doctrine is clearly taught often in the New Testament. See Jn 3:35, 6:46, 10:15 Co 1:16,17. It means that Christ has control over all things, for the good of his church; that the government of the universe is committed to him as Mediator, that he may redeem his people, and guide them to glory, Eph 1:20-22.

No man knoweth the Son. That is, such is the nature of the Son of God; such the mystery of the union between the Divine and human nature; such his exalted character as Divine, that no mortal can fully comprehend him. None but God fully knows him. Had he been a mere man, this language surely would not have been used of him.

Neither knoweth any man the Father, etc. In the original this is, neither knoweth any one the Father except the Son. That is, no one man or angel clearly comprehends the character of the infinite God, but the Son--the Lord Jesus--and he to whom he makes him known. This he does by revealing the character of God clearly, and more especially, by manifesting his character as a sin-forgiving God, to the soul that is weary and heavy laden, Jn 17:6.

(a) "All things" Mt 28:18, Lk 10:22, Jn 3:35, 17:2, 1Cor 15:27 (b) "neither knoweth" Jn 1:18, 1Jn 5:20

Mark 13:32

Verse 32. Neither the Son. This text has always presented serious difficulties. It has been asked, If Jesus had a Divine nature, how could he say he knew not the day and hour of a future event? In reply, it has been said that the passage was wanting, according to Ambrose, in some Greek manuscripts. But it is now found in all, and there can be little doubt that the passage is genuine. Others have said that the verb rendered "knoweth," means sometimes to make known, or to reveal; and that the passage means, "That day and hour none makes known, neither the angels, nor the Son, but the Father." It is true, the word has sometimes that meaning, as in 1Cor 2:2; but then it is natural to ask where has the Father made it known? In what place did he reveal it? After all, the passage has no more difficulty than that in Lk 2:52, where it is said that Jesus increased in wisdom and stature. He had a human nature. He grew as a man in knowledge. As a man, his knowledge must be finite, for the faculties of the human soul are not infinite. As a man, he often spoke, reasoned, inquired, felt, feared, read, learned, ate, drank, and walked. Why are not all these, which imply that he was a man--that, as a man, he was not infinite --why are not these as difficult as the want of knowledge respecting the particular time of a future event; especially when that time must be made known by God, and when he chose that the man, Christ Jesus, should grow and think, and speak as a man?

John 14:10

Verse 10. I am in the Father. Jn 10:38.

The words that I speak, &c. Jn 7:16 Jn 7:17.

The Father that dwelleth in me. Literally, "The Father remaining in me." This denotes most intimate union, so that the works which Jesus did might be said to be done by the Father. It implies a more intimate union than can subsist between a mere man and God. Had Jesus been a mere man, like the prophets, he would have said, "The Father who sent or commissioned me doeth the works;" but here there is reference, doubtless, to that mysterious and peculiar union which subsists between the Father and the Son.

He doeth the works. The miracles which had been wrought by Jesus. The Father could be said to do them on account of the intimate union between him and the Son. See Jn 5:17, 19, 36, 10: 30.

John 17:7-8

Verse 7. They have known. They have been taught that and have believed it.

Hast given me. This refers, doubtless, to the doctrine of Christ, Jn 17:8. They are assured that all my instructions are of God. Verse 8. The words. The doctrines. Christ often represented himself as instructed and sent to teach certain great truths to men. Those he taught, and no others. Jn 5:30.

(n) "the words thou givest me" Jn 6:68, 14:10