King James Version

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “You did hide” (ἔκρυψας) before these things here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you have hidden” (ἀπέκρυψας) before these things here.

ἘνenAtἐνpreposition — “At”G1722in, on, among.Atἐκείνῳekeinōthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.thatτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καιρῷkairōtimeκαιρός (kairos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.timeἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidἘξομολογοῦμαίexomologoumaiI thankἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I thank”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.I thankσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeπάτερpaterO Fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “O Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.O FatherκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἔκρυψαςekrupsasthou hast hidκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast hid”, a single actionG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.thou hast hidταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromσοφῶνsophōnwiseσοφός (sophos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “wise”, the of-formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.the wiseκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυνετῶνsunetōnprudentσυνετός (sunetos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “prudent”, the of-formG4908intelligent, prudent, wise, understanding, discerning.This verse uses “prudent”.prudentκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπεκάλυψαςapekalupsashast revealedἀποκαλύπτω (apokaluptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hast revealed”, a single actionG601I uncover, bring to light, reveal.hast revealedαὐτὰautathemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themνηπίοιςnēpioisunto babesνήπιος (nēpios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto babes”, the to- or for-formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.unto babes

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ἀπέκρυψαςapekrupsasthou hast hidἀποκρύπτω (apokruptō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast hid”, a single actionG613I hide away, conceal, keep secret.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:

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World English Bible

At that time, Jesus answered, “ I thank you , Father , Lord of heaven and earth , that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants .

Darby Translation

At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

Douay-Rheims

At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones.

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