Matthew 18:3 - Tree of Life Version

³ and said, “Amen, I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].

American Standard Version (1901)

³ and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Common English Bible

³ and said, “I assure you that if you don’t turn your lives around and become like this little child, you will definitely not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And he said: "Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:3 Cross References

Psalm 131:2

But I have calmed and quieted my soul— like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind. Else they would see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and be healed.”

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become dull, their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts. Then they would turn back, and I would heal them.’

Matthew 18:2

And He called a child to Himself, set him in the midst of them,

Matthew 18:4

Whoever then shall humble himself like this child, this one is the greatest in 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.”

Matthew 19:23

Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Amen, I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:18

Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 6:16

“And whenever you fast, do not become sad-faced like the hypocrites, for they neglect their faces to make their fasting evident to men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Matthew 6:2

So whenever you do tzadakah, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Mark 4:12

‘Seeing, they may see and not perceive, and hearing, they may hear and not understand, so they may not turn back and be forgiven.’”

Luke 13:24

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

John 1:51

And He said, “Amen, amen I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man!”

John 3:3

Yeshua answered him, “Amen, amen I tell you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:5

Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 14:22

They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Acts 28:27

For the heart of this people has become dull, their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts. Then they would turn back, and I would heal them.”’

Acts 3:19

Repent, therefore, and return—so your sins might be blotted out,

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 2:2

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

2 Peter 1:11

For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua, will be richly provided for you.