35 This fulfilled what God had spokenthrough the prophet: “I will speak to you inparables. I will explain things hidden sincethe creation of the world.”
44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like atreasure that a man discovered hidden in afield. In his excitement, he hid it again andsold everything he owned to get enoughmoney to buy the field.
25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer:“O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thankyou for hiding these things from thosewho think themselves wise and clever, andfor revealing them to the childlike.
21 At that same time Jesus was filled withthe joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “OFather, Lord of heaven and earth, thankyou for hiding these things from those whothink themselves wise and clever, and forrevealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father,it pleased you to do it this way.
34 But they didn’t understand any of this.The significance of his words was hiddenfrom them, and they failed to grasp whathe was talking about.