Matthew 18:3
and said, I say truth to you [or Truly I say to you], [no] but ye be turned, and [be] made as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heavens. (and said, I tell you the truth, unless ye be changed, and be made like little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Jesus called (for) a little child, and put him in the middle [or in the midst] of them;
Cross References
Psalms 131:2If I feeled not meekly; but [I] enhanced my soul. As a child weaned on his mother; so yielding be in my soul. (I went forth humbly; and I did not exalt my soul. Like a weaned child upon his mother; so is the yielding in my soul.)
Matthew 5:18Forsooth I say to you, till heaven and earth pass (away), one letter, [or one i, that is, the least letter], or one tittle shall not pass (away) from the law, till all things be done.
Matthew 6:2Therefore when thou doest alms, do not thou trumpet before thee, as (the) hypocrites do in (the) synagogues and (in the) streets, that they be worshipped of men; soothly I say to you, they have received their meed. (And so when thou givest charity, do not thou make a noise or a public show about it, like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they find honour with men; I tell you the truth, they have received their reward.)
Matthew 6:16But when ye fast, do not ye be made as (the) hypocrites (be, looking) sorrowful, for they deface themselves, [or they put their faces out of kindly (or natural) terms], to seem fasting to men; truly I say to you, they have received their meed, (or I tell you the truth, they have received their reward).
Matthew 19:14But Jesus said to them, Suffer ye that (the) little children come to me [or Suffer ye (the) little children (to) come to me], and do not ye forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heavens. (But Jesus said to them, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.)
Mark 4:12(so) that they seeing see, and see not, and they hearing hear, and understand not; lest sometime they be converted, and (their) sins be forgiven to 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 →