Luke 18:17

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.

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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

16But Jesus called them to him , and said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in 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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