Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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.
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 called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Verily I say unto 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 Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 10:15
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Psalm 131:1-2
{A Song of degrees of David.} 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.
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.
1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: