Luke 18:17
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Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
In other translations
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Greek words
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281λέγωlegōI sayG3004ὑμῖν·huminto you;G4771ὃςhoswho[ever]G3739ἂνanmaybeG302μὴmēnotG3361δέξηταιdexētaishall receiveG1209τὴνtēntheG3588βασιλείανbasileiankingdomG932τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouof GodG2316ὡςhōsasG5613παιδίον,paidiona child,G3813οὐoucertainlyG3756μὴmēnotG3361εἰσέλθῃeiselthēshall enterG1525εἰςeisintoG1519αὐτήν.¶autēnit.G846
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Matthew 18:3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
- Psalm 131:1-21 LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.1 My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me. 2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
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