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Knowing, Being Known, and Being Revealed: The Grammar of Exclusive Access

Πάντα μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιγινώσκει τὸν υἱὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ, οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα τις ἐπιγινώσκει εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται ὁ υἱὸς ἀποκαλύψαι  (Matthew 11:27)

All things to me were handed over by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father, nor does anyone fully know the Father except the Son and to whomsoever the Son may will to reveal.

This verse is not built as a simple declaration. It is constructed as a tightly balanced system of exclusivity. Each clause restricts, each exception narrows, and the final phrase opens—but only selectively.… Learn Koine Greek

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