Matthew 18:3

“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Matthew 18:3

And said, Uerily I say vnto you, Except yee be conuerted, and become as little children, yee shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Matthew chapter 18

and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
- Basic English Bible

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
- Darby Bible

And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Webster's Bible

said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
- Weymouth Bible

and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- World English Bible

and seide, Y seie treuthe to you, but ye be turned, and maad as litle children, ye schulen not entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes.
- Wycliffe Bible

and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;
- Youngs Literal Bible

Alex's comment on 2020-03-23 05:42:10:

The child jesus refers to is the h.g. that has to be born in us sinners thats y he said that which is born of the spirit is spirit. his word is the good seed that will be sown in our hearts initiating a birth of christ in us that good seed is the word which is spirit thus his children are spirits the h.g plural that are gonna be as the stars of heaven.he is able to reproduce very god in humanity. only god the son can reproduce god simply b/c everything has to multiply after its kind.thus he is the father of the h.g. when isaiah saw him he calls christ everlasting father simply b/c he is the father of the h.g. b/c his seed is the living word to whom the word came it made them gods plural gbu

Nkosinathi's comment on 2014-04-25 09:56:18:

Suffer the little ones, they carry the cross with humbleness and soon forget the pains and rebuke and move on, while adults are so full of questions, "why God...... "

toni's comment on 2014-02-14 04:42:52:

In order to be converted we must first repent Repentance means throwing ourselves on the mercy seat of God and confessing our sins before Jesus and asking Him to forgive us of all our sins Then can we be converted this is not of our own doing We can not change or turn back to God on our own God s Word through Jesus must prick our hearts and convict us in such a way that we no longer want to wallow and live in sin The only way we can become holy and godly is by God shedding the Holy Ghost on us He then teaches us admonishes us and comforts our hearts and spread God s love in our hearts And that s when we can become lowly and meek as good little children Repentance leads to conversion which leads to humbling ourselves as little children so we can enter the Kingdom of Heaven

antoinette rosa ganim's comment on 2013-12-07 14:10:28:

wesley's notes:ye being ignorant,I think that this really helps to explain the verse.

Cheryl C.'s comment on 2013-11-25 08:07:14:

Ben Weaver's comment : Well said !!!! ego, pride goes before a fall : That is why man fell in the garden. And passed on to us.

Ogalmoses's comment on 2012-12-28 10:37:42:

So let us pray to be like children.

ben weaver's comment on 2011-06-10 03:42:23:

My attention is drawn to the word "kingdom" rather than heaven itself. The kingdom of a government is the domain or realm that is subject to - and benefits from its supremacy. Therefore, one could be "delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom (of heaven)[Col.1:13]" while still living in this life. Isn't Jesus saying, "To be truly great, one must be converted in attitude, from this world's manner, to relying on Him, like a little child relies on its parents. The adult ego tends to hinder true greatness.

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