Luke 18:17 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁷ Amen, I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Truly I say to you, whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] shall not in any way enter it [at all].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ I assure you that whoever doesn’t welcome God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Amen, I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a child, will not enter into it."

Luke 18:17 Cross References

Matthew 18:3

and said, “Amen, I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:14

But Yeshua said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Mark 10:15

Amen, I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it!”

Luke 18:16

But Yeshua called for them, saying, “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

1 Peter 1:14

Like obedient children, do not be shaped by the cravings you had formerly in your ignorance.

1 Peter 2:2

As newborn babes, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow toward salvation—