Luke 18:17

of them is the kingdom of heaven. Amen I say to you, That whoever does not receive the kingdom of Aloha as a child, shall not enter into it.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

16But Jeshu called them, and said to them, Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those who are as these,

18AND one of the rulers asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3and said, Amen I say to you, unless you be converted and become as children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Peter 1:14as obedient children, and not partaking again of the former desires which you desired when ignorant.

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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