Luke 10:21-24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

Jesus and His Mission (Matthew 11:25-27 *, Matthew 13:16 f.*). The passage agrees very closely with Mt., but Lk. traces the joy and the utterance to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and his context for Luke 10:23 f. is better than Mt.'s. The great sight, denied to prophets and kings but vouchsafed to the disciples, is the Messiah's advent.

Luke 10:21-24

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.

22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.a

23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately,Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.