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== "the wise and the learned" == | == "the wise and the learned" == | ||
<div class=" | <div class="bible2">for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned</div> | ||
Of course in the passage, "the wise and learned" are the priests and scribes of Israel who refused to believe Jesus is the Christ (see footnote to [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?27 Mt. 11:25]). In his prayer to the Father, Jesus contrasts them with the "childlike" who do accept him as the Son of God. | Of course in the passage, "the wise and learned" are the priests and scribes of Israel who refused to believe Jesus is the Christ (see footnote to [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?27 Mt. 11:25]). In his prayer to the Father, Jesus contrasts them with the "childlike" who do accept him as the Son of God. | ||