Matthew 11:26
New International Version
Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

New Living Translation
Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

English Standard Version
yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

Berean Standard Bible
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Berean Literal Bible
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing before You.

King James Bible
Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

New King James Version
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.

New American Standard Bible
Yes, Father, for this way was well pleasing in Your sight.

NASB 1995
“Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

NASB 1977
“Yes, Father, for thus it was well-pleasing in Thy sight.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Amplified Bible
Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Christian Standard Bible
Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

American Standard Version
yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.

Contemporary English Version
Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.

English Revised Version
yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.

Good News Translation
Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.

International Standard Version
Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

Majority Standard Bible
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

NET Bible
Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

New Heart English Bible
Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

Webster's Bible Translation
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Weymouth New Testament
Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

World English Bible
Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before You.

Berean Literal Bible
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing before You.

Young's Literal Translation
Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

Smith's Literal Translation
Yes, Father: for so was it benevolence before thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.

New American Bible
Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.

New Revised Standard Version
yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O yes, my Father, for such was your will.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yes, my Father, for so it was desirable before you.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Godbey New Testament
Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight.

Haweis New Testament
yes, Father! since such is thy good pleasure.

Mace New Testament
even so it is, father, for such has been thy will.

Weymouth New Testament
Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

Worrell New Testament
Yea, Father, because so it was well-pleasing before Thee!

Worsley New Testament
even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."

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Audio Bible



Context
Rest for the Weary
25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.…

Cross References
Luke 10:21
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

1 Corinthians 1:21
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

Romans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

1 Corinthians 2:7-8
No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. / None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Romans 9:18-23
Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. / One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?” / But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” ...

Daniel 4:35
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Ephesians 1:5
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Ephesians 1:9
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

Job 42:2
“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.

Psalm 115:3
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

Psalm 135:6
The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.


Treasury of Scripture

Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in your sight.

for.

Job 33:13
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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Matthew 11
1. John sends his disciples to Jesus.
7. Jesus' testimony concerning John.
16. The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son.
20. Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum;
25. and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple,
28. he calls to him those who are weary and burdened.














Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight
Yes, Father
The use of "Yes" here is a strong affirmation, indicating Jesus' complete agreement and submission to the will of God the Father. The Greek word used is "nai," which is an emphatic "yes," showing Jesus' acknowledgment of God's wisdom and sovereignty. The term "Father" (Greek: "Pater") is significant as it denotes a close, intimate relationship between Jesus and God, emphasizing the familial bond and the trust Jesus places in God's decisions. This reflects the Trinitarian relationship and the unity within the Godhead, which is a cornerstone of Conservative Christian theology.

for this was well-pleasing
The phrase "well-pleasing" comes from the Greek word "eudokia," which means good pleasure or delight. It suggests that God's actions and decisions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His perfect wisdom and goodness. This aligns with the biblical theme that God's ways are higher than human ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). The idea that something is "well-pleasing" to God implies that it aligns with His divine purpose and plan, which is ultimately for the good of His creation and the fulfillment of His redemptive work through Christ.

in Your sight
The phrase "in Your sight" indicates God's omniscience and His ability to see and understand all things perfectly. The Greek word "enopion" is used here, which means "before" or "in the presence of." This suggests that God's perspective is all-encompassing and that His judgments are made with complete knowledge and understanding. In a historical and scriptural context, this reflects the biblical truth that God sees the heart and intentions of individuals (1 Samuel 16:7), and His judgments are always just and righteous.

(26) For so it seemed good.--Literally, Yea, Father, [I thank Thee] that thus it was Thy good pleasure. The words recall those that had been spoken at our Lord's baptism ("in whom I am well pleased," Matthew 3:17), and the song of the heavenly host on the night of the Nativity ("good will among men," Luke 2:14). The two verses are remarkable as the only record outside St. John's Gospel of a prayer like that which we find in John 17. For the most part, we may believe, those prayers were offered apart on the lonely hill-side, in the darkness of night; or, it may be, the disciples shrank in their reverence, or perhaps in the consciousness of their want of capacity, from attempting to record what was so unspeakably sacred. But it is noteworthy that in this exceptional instance we find, both in the prayer and the teaching that follows it in St. Matthew and St. Luke, turns of thought and phrase almost absolutely identical with what is most characteristic of St. John. It is as though the isolated fragment of a higher teaching had been preserved by them as a witness that there was a region upon which they scarcely dared to enter, but into which men were to be led afterwards by the beloved disciple, to whom the Spirit gave power to recall what had been above the reach of the other reporters of his Master's teaching.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Yes,
ναί (nai)
Particle
Strong's 3483: Yes, certainly, even so. A primary particle of strong affirmation; yes.

Father,
Πατήρ (Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

for
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

this
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

was
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

well-pleasing
εὐδοκία (eudokia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2107: From a presumed compound of eu and the base of dokeo; satisfaction, i.e. delight, or kindness, wish, purpose.

in Your sight.
ἔμπροσθέν (emprosthen)
Preposition
Strong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).


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