At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and the learned and revealed them to children.
In this saying, Jesus gives thanks to God that the deepest truths of the Kingdom of God have not been revealed to the “wise and learned,” but to the “children,” that is, to people who are simple, humble, and open-hearted. The expression “wise” and “learned” can refer to those who confidently rely on their intellectual abilities and may be closed to spiritual revelation, whereas the “children” symbolize people who are ready to receive God’s revelation with humility and faith. Jesus shows that the depth of the Kingdom of God is accessible to those who do not claim to know everything by their own understanding, but come to God with childlike faith and an open heart. These words emphasize that God’s truth often becomes accessible not by the power of one’s own mind, but through humility and simple faith, which for many proud and wise people can be difficult to grasp.