Matthew Chapter 11 verse 26 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) For so it seemed good.--Literally, Yea, Father, [I thank Thee] that thus it was Thy good pleasure. The words recall those that had been spoken at our Lord's baptism ("in whom I am well pleased," Matthew 3:17), and the song of the heavenly host on the night of the Nativity ("good will among men," Luke 2:14). The two verses are remarkable as the only record outside St. John's Gospel of a prayer like that which we find in John 17. For the most part, we may believe, those prayers were offered apart on the lonely hill-side, in the darkness of night; or, it may be, the disciples shrank in their reverence, or perhaps in the consciousness of their want of capacity, from attempting to record what was so unspeakably sacred. But it is noteworthy that in this exceptional instance we find, both in the prayer and the teaching that follows it in St. Matthew and St. Luke, turns of thought and phrase almost absolutely identical with what is most characteristic of St. John. It is as though the isolated fragment of a higher teaching had been preserved by them as a witness that there was a region upon which they scarcely dared to enter, but into which men were to be led afterwards by the beloved disciple, to whom the Spirit gave power to recall what had been above the reach of the other reporters of his Master's teaching.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekYes,ναί (nai)ParticleStrong's 3483: Yes, certainly, even so. A primary particle of strong affirmation; yes.Father,Πατήρ (Patēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.forὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.thisοὕτως (houtōs)AdverbStrong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).wasἐγένετο (egeneto)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.well-pleasingεὐδοκία (eudokia)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 2107: From a presumed compound of eu and the base of dokeo; satisfaction, i.e. delight, or kindness, wish, purpose.in Your sight.ἔμπροσθέν (emprosthen)PrepositionStrong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).Jump to PreviousEyes Good Gracious Pleasing Pleasure Seemed Sight Way Well-Pleasing