Two views of whether all the knowledge the Son has of the Father is revealed to whom the Son chooses:
Yes, for when Matthew 11:27 refers to
anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him,
this statement neither implies only accessing this knowledge in part, nor limits the number of people who will share in the knowledge of God’s good will. Matthew 11:27 does not teach a limitation on the knowledge given, but rather the exclusivity of the path to acquiring it: only through Jesus, for no one knows the Father or the Son without depending on the Son, for there is no path to the Father apart from him. Everyone is subject to his will. Yet, as Matthew 11:28 will make clear, Jesus is willing to bring rest to all who come to him.No, for only the Father fully knows the Son, in his very being, and therefore knew what he was doing when he entrusted all knowledge to the Son—but no one except the Son has complete knowledge of the Father, as stated in John 7:29: knowledge that no one else possesses, not just intellectual knowledge, but the knowledge through the unique relationship between the Father and the Son.
Interpretation 1:
Yes, for when Matthew 11:27 refers to anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him,
this statement does not imply only accessing this knowledge in part, nor does it limit the number of people who will share in the knowledge of God’s good will. Matthew 11:27 does not teach an eventual limitation on the knowledge being handed over, but rather the exclusivity of the path to acquiring it. People can only come to know the mystery of God through Jesus—there is no other way. Without receiving this knowledge from him, you remain groping in the dark. No one knows the Father, and no one truly knows the Son. To gain that knowledge, you are entirely dependent on the Son, for there is no path to the Father apart from him. Everyone is subject to his will. Yet, as Matthew 11:28 will make clear, Jesus is not withholding but ready to give—he is willing to bring rest to all who come to him1
Interpretation 2:
No, for only the Father fully knows the Son. The Father recognized the Son in his very being, and therefore knew what he was doing when he entrusted all knowledge to the Son. But no one except the Son knows the Father in the sense of having complete knowledge of the Father, as stated in John 7:29—knowledge that no one else possesses. This knowledge must not be understood as merely intellectual; it is the knowledge that flows out of the unique relationship that exists between the Father and the Son.2
27 Toutes choses m'ont été données par mon Père, et personne ne connaît le Fils, si ce n'est le Père; personne non plus ne connaît le Père, si ce n'est le Fils et celui à qui le Fils veut le révéler.