Neville Goddard on Matthew 21:15-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 21 in context

Scripture Focus

15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Matthew 21:15-16

Biblical Context

Matthew 21:15–16 shows the priests’ displeasure at miracles while children cry praise; Jesus affirms that true praise comes from the mouths of babes and signifies perfected worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene you are not observing a distant event but sensing a state of consciousness. The chief priests and scribes symbolize a skeptical mind clinging to form, while the temple represents the sanctuary of your inner life. The children’s cry of Hosanna is the spontaneous, innocent faith that pierces withholding thoughts and acknowledges the King within. When Jesus says that out of the mouth of babes you have perfected praise, he names a shift of being: a consciousness that no longer debates with doubt but declares truth with simplicity and power. The miracle is the inner alignment with the I AM as the ruling reality; external objections fade as you recognize the inner king. Praise then becomes a natural, perfected act—not a performance but a felt recognition of your Christ within. Your imagination is the instrument by which this state is realized and sustained in daily experience.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner child within you praising the King inside; revise any doubt as illusion and feel the I AM affirming the inner kingdom.