Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name. He said to them: I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any way hurt you. read more.
Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven. In that same hour he rejoiced in Holy Spirit and said: I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from the wise and the understanding and revealed them to babes. Father, it is pleasing in your sight. All things have been delivered to me from my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father. And no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him. Turning to the disciples, he said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see. I tell you many prophets and kings desired to see the things you see and did not see them. To hear the things you hear and did not hear them.




He responded: You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for you is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.) Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualConcealment, Of GodMysteryUnderstandingGod Revealing MysteriesThose To Whom God Givessecrets

It is the secret he hid through all past ages from all human beings but has now revealed to his holy ones. It was God's will to make known his secret to the people of the nations, this rich and glorious secret that he has for people. The secret is that Christ is in union with you, which means that you will share in his glory.

Turning to the disciples, he said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see. Verse ConceptsPrivacyChrist Speaking To DisciplesThe Faculty Of Sight