Jesus thanks his Father in heaven
21 At this moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus very happy. Jesus said, ‘Father, you rule over heaven and over the earth! People who do not know many things now can understand your message. I thank you for this. But you have hidden these things from people who think that they are wise. They think that they understand everything. Yes, Father, this is how you wanted it to happen.’
22 Jesus then said, ‘My Father has given me authority over all things. Only the Father knows who I am, his Son. Only I know who the Father is, because I am his Son. I also choose to tell some people about him, so they know him too.’
23 Then Jesus turned and he spoke only to his disciples. He said to them, ‘Be happy because of the things that you are now able to see and understand. 24 I tell you this. Many prophets and kings from a long time ago wanted to see these things. But they did not see the things that you are seeing. They wanted to hear the message that you are hearing. But they did not hear it.’
