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All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."<ref>The quotation does not stop here, although modern Scripture separates it from the subsequent, '''The Gentle Mystery of Christ''', Jesus' beautiful plea to accept and find refuge in him ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?28 Mt 11:28-30]) and which most people will recognize from verse 30: | All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."<ref>The quotation does not stop here, although modern Scripture separates it from the subsequent, '''The Gentle Mystery of Christ''', Jesus' beautiful plea to accept and find refuge in him ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/11?28 Mt 11:28-30]) and which most people will recognize from verse 30:<blockquote>For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.</blockquote></ref></blockquote> | ||
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What's all this "Father" and "Son" business? It's all over the Gospel, but here it is particularly intense. I won't stand by the claim, but it seems to be the most dense collection of both "Father" and "Son" in the Gospel verses.<ref>Here for a search of occurrences of both "Father" and "Son": [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NABRE&quicksearch=Father+Son&begin=47&end=47 BibleGateway - Keyword Search: Father Son]</ref> | What's all this "Father" and "Son" business? It's all over the Gospel, but here it is particularly intense. I won't stand by the claim, but it seems to be the most dense collection of both "Father" and "Son" in the Gospel verses.<ref>Here for a search of occurrences of both "Father" and "Son": [https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?qs_version=NABRE&quicksearch=Father+Son&begin=47&end=47 BibleGateway - Keyword Search: Father Son]</ref> | ||