Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."
A Conservative Version
Truly I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a child, will, no, not enter into it.
American Standard Version
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."
Anderson New Testament
Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.
Bible in Basic English
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
Common New Testament
Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it."
Daniel Mace New Testament
I declare unto you, he that does not come with the disposition of a child shall not enter into the kingdom of God.
Godbey New Testament
Truly I say unto you, whosoever may not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, can not enter into it.
Goodspeed New Testament
I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."
John Wesley New Testament
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein.
Julia Smith Translation
Truly I say to you, Whoever should not receive the kingdom of God as a young child should not enter into it.
King James 2000
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."
Modern King James verseion
Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no way enter into it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever receiveth not the kingdom of God, as a child: he shall not enter therein."
Moffatt New Testament
I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."
Montgomery New Testament
"I tell you in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."
NET Bible
I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
New Heart English Bible
Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."
Noyes New Testament
Truly do I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, will not enter therein.
Sawyer New Testament
I tell you truly, that whoever receives not the kingdom of God as a little child, shall by no means enter into it.
The Emphasized Bible
Verily I say unto you - Whosoever shall not welcome the kingdom of God, as a child, in nowise shall enter thereinto.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."
Webster
Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.
Weymouth New Testament
I tell you in solemn truth that, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it."
Williams New Testament
I solemnly say to you, Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all."
World English Bible
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."
Worrell New Testament
Verily I say to you, whosoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein."
Worsley New Testament
Verily I tell you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter into it.
Youngs Literal Translation
verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'
Themes
Babes » A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven
Jesus Christ » History of » Blesses little children (in peraea)
Interlinear
Hos
Dechomai
εἰσέρχομαι
Eiserchomai
Usage: 120
me
References
Smith
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 18:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Little Children Brought To Jesus
16 But Jesus calling them to him said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. 18 And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 10:15
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.
Psalm 131:1-2
{A Song of degrees. Of David.} Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
Matthew 18:3
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.
1 Peter 1:14
as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance;