Jesus Gives True Rest^(A)

^25 (B)At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that ^(C)You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent ^(D)and have revealed them to babes.

¹⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, ^(A)for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but ^(B)My Father who is in heaven.

Jesus Teaches on Celibacy

¹¹ But He said to them, ^(A)“All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:

⁶⁵ And He said, “Therefore ^(A)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

¹⁰ But ^(A)God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.