and said, “Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].
Mark 10:15 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as a little child does, that person will by no means enter it.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive and accept and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] positively shall not enter it at all. American Standard Version (1901) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. Common English Bible I assure you that whoever doesn’t welcome God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it.” Catholic Public Domain Version Amen I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a little child, will not enter into it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it. |
and said, “Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].
But Jesus said, “Allow these little children to come to me and stop trying to prevent them. For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such [humble ones] as these.” [See 18:4].
Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it.”
Brothers, do not be children in the way you think, but be babies in wrongdoing; yet be mature in your thinking.
[So], like newly born babies, you should desire the genuine, spiritual milk [i.e., God’s word. See Heb. 5:12-13], so that by it you may grow toward [final] salvation,