Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 11:27

"All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him.]" — Matthew 11:27 (ASV)

Here we have the channel through which electing love works towards people: All things are delivered unto me of my Father. All things are put into the Mediator’s hands. Fit hands both towards God and towards humankind, for He alone knows both to perfection. Jesus reveals the Father to the babes whom He has chosen. Only the Father can fill the Son with benediction, and only through the Son can that benediction flow to any one of the human race.

Know Christ, and you know the Father, and know that the Father Himself loves you. There is no other way of knowing the Father but through the Son. In this our Lord rejoiced, for His office of Mediator is dear to Him, and He loves to be the way of communication between the Father whom He loves and the people whom He loves for the Father’s sake.

Observe the intimate fellowship between the Father and the Son, and how they know each other as no one else ever can. Oh, to see all things in Jesus by the Father’s appointment and so to find the Father’s love and grace in finding Christ. My soul, there are great mysteries here! Enjoy what you cannot explain.

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Here we have the channel through which electing love works towards men: All things are delivered unto me of my Father. All things are put into the Mediator's hands—fit hands both towards God and towards man, for he alone knows both perfectly.

Jesus reveals the Father to the babes whom he has chosen. Only the Father can fill the Son with benediction, and only through the Son can that benediction flow to any human being. Know Christ, and you know the Father, and know that the Father himself loves you.

There is no other way of knowing the Father except through the Son. Our Lord rejoiced in this, for his office as Mediator is dear to him, and he loves to be the means of communication between the Father whom he loves, and the people whom he loves for the Father's sake.

Observe the intimate fellowship between the Father and the Son, and how they know each other as no one else ever can. Oh, to see all things in Jesus by the Father's appointment, and so to find the Father's love and grace in finding Christ! My soul, there are great mysteries here! Enjoy what you cannot explain.