Luk 10:21, Joh 7:47-49, Rom 3:27, 1Cor 1:26-31, 2Cor 4:7-12, Jam 2:5 | ESV | STEP | In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said , I thank you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children ; yes , Father , for such was your gracious will .

Luke 10:21

Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will

21 ^aIn that same hour ^bhe rejoiced ^cin the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, ^dLord of heaven and earth, that ^eyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^frevealed them to little children; yes, Father, for ^gsuch was your gracious will. ^{▼▼Or for so it pleased you well}

John 7:47-49

47 The Pharisees answered them, ⁱ“Have you also been deceived? 48 ^jHave any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

Romans 3:27

27 ^kThen what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

26 For consider your calling, brothers: ^lnot many of you were wise according to worldly standards, ^{▼▼Greek according to the flesh} not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But ⁿGod chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; ^oGod chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even ^pthings that are not, to ^qbring to nothing things that are, 29 so ^rthat no human being ^{▼▼Greek no flesh} might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him ^{▼▼Greek And from him} you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us ^uwisdom from God, ^vrighteousness and ^wsanctification and ^xredemption, 31 so that, as it is written, ^y“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in ^zjars of clay, ^aato show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are ^abafflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but ^acnot forsaken; ^adstruck down, but not destroyed; 10 ^aealways carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^afso that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So ^agdeath is at work in us, but life in you.

James 2:5

5 Listen, my beloved brothers, ^ahhas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be ^airich in faith and heirs of ^ajthe kingdom, ^akwhich he has promised to those who love him?