All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

LUKE 10:22KJV
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Luke 10:22 (KJV)

What does Luke 10:22 mean?

Luke 10:22 says that everything has been entrusted to Jesus by God the Father, and that truly knowing who Jesus is, or who God the Father is, is something only possible through their unique relationship and by Jesus making it known to others. This verse highlights the special connection between Jesus and God, and that understanding God comes through Jesus revealing Him.

In this verse, Jesus is speaking to His disciples after they return from their mission. He explains that His authority and knowledge come directly from God the Father, and that no one can fully grasp who Jesus or the Father truly is unless Jesus chooses to reveal that understanding. This shows the closeness between Jesus and God, and points to the idea that knowing God is not just about human effort, but about God making Himself known through Jesus.

The Greek behind Luke 10:22

  • "delivered" (παραδίδωμι, paradidōmi): This word means "handed over" or "entrusted." Here, it emphasizes that Jesus' authority and mission come directly from God the Father, not from any human source.
  • "knoweth" (γινώσκει, ginōskei): This Greek word means more than just intellectual knowledge; it often refers to deep, personal understanding. The verse is saying that only the Father truly understands the Son, and vice versa, showing their unique relationship.
  • "reveal" (ἀποκαλύπτω, apokalyptō): This word means "to uncover" or "to make known." The verse stresses that people can only know God the Father if Jesus chooses to reveal Him, underlining the idea that spiritual understanding is a gift, not just human discovery.

Why Luke 10:22 matters

  • Luke 10:22 clarifies that knowing God is not something people can achieve on their own; it depends on Jesus choosing to reveal God to them.
  • This verse highlights the unique relationship between Jesus and God the Father, which is a key theme in understanding who Jesus claims to be.
  • The statement connects to the wider passage where Jesus is teaching about spiritual insight and the privilege of those who see and understand what God is doing through Him.

Where else these words appear

“reveal” Greek G601 · used in 26 verses

  • Matthew 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
  • John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
  • Galatians 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

“will” Greek G1014 · used in 34 verses

  • Matthew 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
  • Acts 22:30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
  • 1 Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

“but” Greek G1508 · used in 87 verses

  • Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
  • Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
  • Romans 14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

“delivered” Greek G3860 · used in 118 verses

  • Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
  • Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
  • John 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.