Luke 18:17

I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”

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In The 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.

In Context

16Jesus, however, called the little children to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said, “and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.

18And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – “Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?”

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3“I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven at all.

1 Peter 1:14Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:16-18

Christ's Attention to Children. 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 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. This passage of story we had both in Matthew and Mark; it very fitly follows here after the story of the… Read the whole commentary →

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