No, while the number of believers from the simpler people was greater, Jesus did gain believers among the leaders of synagogues, scribes, and rich hosts of banquets (the tax collectors were certainly not little children
). Besides, how can he, who had wept over Jerusalem because it was unwilling to believe, thank God for concealing these things from the wise and learned? We should understand that Matthew 11:25 refers to the open declaration of the wonder of God’s revelation in Jesus Christ, after a time of concealment in the previous centuries, in a way that makes it accessible to all in the advent of God’s Son.
No, as Jesus appealed to people from all segments of society with love, and although the number of believers from the simpler segment of society was greater, it would be an error to say that Jesus did not gain believers from among the leaders of synagogues, scribes, and rich hosts of banquets (the tax collectors, for example, were certainly not little children
). Besides, how can he, who had wept over Jerusalem because it was unwilling to believe, now thank God for concealing these things from the wise and learned? It is important then to understand that Matthew 11:25 as referring to the open declaration of the wonder of God’s revelation in Jesus Christ after a period of concealment in the previous centuries and in a way that makes it accessible to all in this time of God’s Son.1
25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;