Matthew 18:3
and said: Verily I say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus, calling a little child to him, placed it in the midst of them,
Cross References
Matthew 5:18For verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 6:2Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they have in full their reward.
Matthew 6:16And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they have in full their reward.
Matthew 19:14But Jesus said: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 4:12that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn, and be forgiven.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:2-7
The Importance of Humility. 1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 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. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name… Read the whole commentary →