Matthew 11:26
Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 13:11, Jesus explains that knowledge of the kingdom is given to some but not others — the same divine sovereignty in revelation he thanks the Father for here.
2 Timothy 1:9 echoes God’s sovereign purpose and grace, the same divine pleasure Jesus affirms here — salvation not from works but from God’s own will.
Romans 11:33-36 exclaims at God’s unsearchable judgments — a doxology fitting the sovereign will Jesus accepts here.
Luke 10:21 records the same prayer verbatim — a parallel version of Jesus' thanksgiving for the Father's sovereign will.
In Romans 9:16, Paul declares salvation depends on God's mercy, not human will — the same divine sovereignty Jesus thanks the Father for here.
In Galatians 1:15, Paul speaks of God being 'pleased to reveal' His Son — the same divine pleasure and revelation Jesus thanks the Father for here.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26, Paul notes God calls the humble, not the wise — directly echoing Jesus' thanks that the Father reveals to 'little children' here.
Daniel 4:35 declares God does according to His will among all — a direct parallel to Jesus’ affirmation of the Father’s sovereign good pleasure.
Joshua 9:25 uses the exact phrase 'seems good in your sight' — the Gibeonites submit to Joshua’s good pleasure, mirroring Jesus’ submission to the Father.
Ephesians 1:4 reveals that God's gracious will (as in Matt 11:26) chooses believers in Christ before creation.
Ephesians 1:9 says God made known the mystery of His will — echoing the revelation of God’s sovereign will celebrated in Jesus' prayer.
Ephesians 1:11 says God works all things according to the counsel of His will — expanding on the sovereign will Jesus submits to here.
Job 9:12 declares God’s sovereign, unquestionable actions — a parallel to Jesus’ submission to the Father’s hidden will.
Deuteronomy 7:8 grounds God’s choice of Israel in His love and oath, not their merit — parallel to Jesus’ acknowledgment of the Father’s gracious will.
1 Chronicles 17:19 repeats that God acts according to His own heart — reinforcing the theme of divine will that Jesus affirms.
2 Samuel 7:21 emphasizes God acting according to His own heart — parallel to the Father’s gracious will in Jesus’ thanksgiving.
In 1 Corinthians 12:11, the Spirit distributes gifts as He wills — similar sovereign divine action as the Father's gracious will here.
1 Samuel 12:22 says 'it has pleased the Lord' to make Israel His people — the same language of divine pleasure behind Jesus’ prayer.
Ephesians 3:11 speaks of God’s eternal purpose in Christ — the same divine plan Jesus acknowledges as the Father's will here.