18. Jesus told them:I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.
19. I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you.
20. But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!
21. At that same time, Jesus felt the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, and he said:My Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am grateful that you hid all this from wise and educated people and showed it to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that is what pleased you.
22. My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who really knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.
23. Jesus then turned to his disciples and said to them in private, “You are really blessed to see what you see!
24. Many prophets and kings were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear.”