Luke 10:21

Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will

21 ¹In that same hour ²he rejoiced ³in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, ⁴Lord of heaven and earth, that ⁵you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ⁶revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for ⁷such was your gracious will.^[a]

Luke 10:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit
In his human soul: his heart was filled with joy, not so much at the success of the seventy disciples, and the subjection of the devils to them, as in the view he had of the spread of the Gospel, and of the revelation and application of the truths of it to multitudes of mean and despicable persons, while it was rejected by the wise and learned; and particularly at the sovereign and distinguishing grace of God towards the elect, whose names are written in heaven; upon the mention of which his soul was so affected, that he broke out in, an exulting strain, into thanksgivings to God, in the following manner,

and said, I thank thee, O Father
In three ancient copies of Beza's, and in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions it is read, "in the Holy Spirit"; and the Persic version reads, "he spake, or confabulated with the Holy Spirit": but the former reading and sense are best. (See Gill on Matthew 11:25) (See Gill on Matthew 11:26)

Luke 10:21 In-Context

19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 21, 22, see Matthew 11:25-27
• 2. [Isaiah 53:11]
• 3. [Mark 12:36]
• 4. See Acts 17:24
• 5. Job 37:24; 1 Corinthians 1:19-27; 2 Corinthians 3:14
• 6. Psalms 8:2; Matthew 21:16; [Luke 8:10; Matthew 16:17]
• 7. [Luke 12:32]

Footnotes

• [a]. Or for so it pleased you well