Jesus as God
Only the Son Knows and Reveals the Father
The saying presents a reciprocal Father-Son knowledge and revelatory authority unparalleled among ordinary prophetic claims.
How this passage contributes to the case:
The labels below identify the kinds of evidence for Jesus' divinity found in this passage.
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Unique Relationship with the Father
Divine Identity
Divine Authority
Divine Attributes
Claims Unique Sonship
Exercises Divine Authority
Strength of evidence: Strong.
This passage provides substantial evidence relevant to Jesus' divine identity when read in its literary and historical context.
Scripture
What Was Said or Done
Jesus says all things have been handed to him by his Father, that Father and Son uniquely know one another, and that the Son reveals the Father to whomever he chooses.
Old Testament Background
Biblical prophets reveal what God gives them, but they do not ordinarily claim exclusive reciprocal knowledge with God or sovereign choice over who receives knowledge of God.
Exposition
Jesus places himself and the Father in a unique mutual relationship and makes himself the decisive revealer of the Father.
Why This Points to His Divinity
This is among the strongest Synoptic statements of Jesus' unique divine sonship and revelatory authority.