Matthew 18:3
and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,
4He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.
Cross References
Matthew 5:18For verily I say to you, that until heaven and earth shall pass away, one iota or one letter shall not pass from the law, until all shall be fulfilled.
Matthew 6:2Therefore, when thou doest alms thou shalt not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get praise from men. Verily I say to you, They have gotten their reward.
Matthew 6:16And when ye fast, be not sad like the hypocrites. For they distort their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say to you, they have gotten their reward.
Matthew 19:14But Jesus said to them: Allow children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those that are like them is the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 4:12that when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.
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 →