Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Cross-reference
Matthew 11:29 immediately follows, inviting disciples to learn from Jesus, who just claimed to be the unique revealer of the Father.
Matthew 28:18 echoes 'all authority given to me'—the same truth that all things have been committed to the Son.
John 5:21-29 expands on 'all things committed'—the Son gives life and exercises judgment as the Father's delegate.
John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ, directly echoing the knowledge theme.
John 17:2 says the Father granted the Son authority over all people—the same 'all things' committed to him.
In John 17:6, Jesus says he has manifested the Father's name to the disciples given him — directly paralleling the Son's sovereign revelation of the Father.
John 17:25 shows Jesus declares the world does not know the Father, but he knows him and his disciples know he was sent — echoing the exclusive mutual knowledge.
John 14:6-9 expands on the Son's exclusive role: knowing Jesus is knowing the Father, fulfilling the revelation spoken of.
John 13:3 states Jesus knew the Father had put all things under his power—identical authority.
John 17:26 continues Jesus' prayer: he has made known the Father's name and will continue — reinforcing the theme of the Son revealing the Father.
John 10:15 echoes the mutual knowledge between Father and Son, adding that Jesus lays down His life for the sheep.
2 John 1:9 warns that not abiding in Christ's teaching means not having God; abiding gives both Father and Son — mirrors the exclusive knowledge.
John 6:46 states that only the Son has seen the Father, reinforcing the unique knowledge relationship from Matthew 11:27.
1 John 5:20 says the Son has come and given us understanding to know the true God — a clear parallel to the Son revealing the Father.
1 Corinthians 15:25-27 cites Psalm 8 to show all things put under Christ's feet, fulfilling the 'all things committed' to him.
John 3:35 repeats the idea: the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
John 1:18 declares the Son as the one who makes God known, directly paralleling the Son's exclusive revelatory role.
Luke 10:22 is the parallel account of this same saying: the Father and Son mutually know each other, and the Son reveals the Father.
Ephesians 1:20-22 describes Christ seated at God's right hand with everything under his feet—the same total authority.
1 John 2:23 states that denying the Son forfeits the Father; confessing the Son gives the Father — underscoring the exclusive access through the Son.
Hebrews 2:8-10 applies 'all things subjected' to Jesus, linking His suffering to bringing many sons to glory—the revelation of the Father.
In John 10:30, Jesus declares oneness with the Father, underlying the full knowledge and authority given in Matthew 11:27.
1 Corinthians 15:24 describes Christ handing the kingdom to the Father, complementing the Father handing all things to the Son here.
1 Corinthians 8:6 affirms Jesus as the one Lord through whom all things exist, directly echoing the 'all things' handed to Him here.
1 Corinthians 15:27 cites that God put everything under Christ's feet, directly echoing the 'all things' handed to the Son here.
Ephesians 1:17 prays for a spirit of revelation to know the Father, directly building on the Son's role as revealer here.
Philippians 2:9 describes God exalting Jesus and giving Him supreme authority, echoing the Father handing all things to the Son here.
1 John 2:13 emphasizes knowing the Father, directly paralleling Jesus' statement that only the Son reveals the Father.
In John 16:15, all the Father has is the Son's, paralleling 'all things handed over' in Matthew 11:27.
In John 14:7, knowing Jesus leads to knowing the Father, directly echoing the revelation described in Matthew 11:27.
In John 8:55, Jesus claims to know the Father directly, matching 'no one knows the Father except the Son' in Matthew 11:27.
In John 7:28, Jesus says He knows the Father because He is from Him, reinforcing the Son's exclusive knowledge from Matthew 11:27.
In John 5:23, honoring the Son equals honoring the Father, arising from the mutual knowledge in Matthew 11:27.
In John 5:22, all judgment is entrusted to the Son, specifying the 'all things' given in Matthew 11:27.
In John 5:20, the Father shows the Son all He does, matching 'all things handed over' in Matthew 11:27.
John 1:34 identifies Jesus as the Son of God, the same identity Jesus claims in Matthew 11:27 as the one who knows the Father.
Hosea 2:20 promises Israel will 'know the Lord'; here Jesus claims he is the one through whom that knowledge is granted.
Daniel 7:14 gives the Son of Man universal dominion; here Jesus declares all things delivered to him by the Father, fulfilling that prophetic vision.
Jeremiah 31:34 promises universal knowledge of God under the new covenant; here Jesus claims to be the unique revealer who makes that knowledge possible.
Isaiah 9:6 prophesies a divine Son — this verse claims unique knowledge of the Father, asserting that sonship.
Revelation 2:27 echoes 'authority from the Father', mirroring Jesus' claim that all things are handed over to him by the Father.
Genesis 25:5 records Abraham giving all he had to Isaac — a typological foreshadowing of the Father handing all things over to the Son.
Proverbs 30:3 confesses lacking knowledge of the Holy One — contrasting with Jesus' revelation of the Father here.
In Philippians 2:11, every tongue confesses Jesus as Lord, echoing the exclusive authority and revelation of the Son.
In Philippians 2:10, every knee bows to Jesus, reflecting the authority given to Him by the Father in Matthew 11:27.
1 Peter 3:22 shows Jesus at God's right hand with all powers in submission, fulfilling the 'all things committed' to Him.
Ephesians 4:13 points to knowledge of the Son of God as the goal, consistent with the Son revealing the Father here.
1 Corinthians 13:9 contrasts our partial knowledge with the Son's complete revelation of the Father here.
Acts 10:36 proclaims Jesus as Lord of all, reflecting the universal authority given to the Son here.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 says God set eternity in hearts but humans cannot fully grasp His work — echoing that only the Son fully knows the Father.
Revelation 19:12 says Christ has a name no one knows but himself, paralleling the exclusive knowledge between Father and Son.