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# Father
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This is in important title for God. It is best to translate “Father” with the same word your language would naturally use to refer to a human father.
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# Lord of heaven and earth
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"Lord who rules over heaven and earth" or "Lord of everyone everywhere"
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# you concealed these things from ... and revealed them to
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The words "these things" probably refers to truths. Alternate translation: "you hid these truths from ... and revealed them to" or "you have not made these things known to ... and you made them known to"
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# the wise and understanding
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"people who are wise and understanding." Jesus said this because some people thought they were wise. Alternate translation: "people who think they are wise and understanding"
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# to little children
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"to people who are like little children." Jesus is emphasizing that many of those who believe him either are not well educated or do not think of themselves as wise.
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