and said,"TrulyI sayto you, unlessyou are convertedand becomelikechildren,you will not enterthe kingdomof heaven.
SurelyI have composedand quietedmy soul;Like a weanedchild [rests] againsthis mother,My soulis like a weanedchild withinme.
"Renderthe heartsof thispeopleinsensitive,Their earsdull,And their eyesdim,Otherwisethey might seewith their eyes,Hearwith their ears,Understandwith their hearts,And returnand be healed."
FOR THE HEARTOF THISPEOPLEHAS BECOME DULL,WITH THEIR EARSTHEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR EYES,OTHERWISETHEY WOULD SEEWITH THEIR EYES,HEARWITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTANDWITH THEIR HEARTAND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEALTHEM.'
And He calleda childto Himself and sethim beforethem,
"Whoeverthenhumbleshimselfas thischild,he is the greatestin the kingdomof heaven.
But Jesussaid,"Letthe childrenalone,and do not hinderthem from comingto Me; for the kingdomof heavenbelongsto such as these."
And Jesussaidto His disciples,"TrulyI sayto you, it is hardfor a rich manto enterthe kingdomof heaven.
"For trulyI sayto you, untilheavenand earthpassaway,not the smallestletterorstrokeshall passfrom the Lawuntilallis accomplished.
"For I sayto you that unlessyour righteousnesssurpasses[that] of the scribesand Pharisees,you will not enterthe kingdomof heaven.
"Wheneveryou fast,do not puton a gloomy faceas the hypocrites[do], for they neglecttheir appearancesothat they will be noticedby menwhen they are fasting.TrulyI sayto you, they havetheir rewardin full.
"Sowhenyou giveto the poor, do not sound a trumpetbeforeyou, as the hypocritesdoin the synagoguesand in the streets,sothat they may be honoredby men.TrulyI sayto you, they havetheir rewardin full.
"Whenyou pray,you are not to be likethe hypocrites;for they loveto standand prayin the synagoguesand on the streetcornerssothat they may be seenby men.TrulyI sayto you, they havetheir rewardin full.
sothat WHILE SEEING,THEY MAY SEEAND NOT PERCEIVE,AND WHILE HEARING,THEY MAY HEARAND NOT UNDERSTAND,OTHERWISETHEY MIGHT RETURNAND BE FORGIVEN."
"Striveto enterthroughthe narrowdoor;for many,I tellyou, will seekto enterand will not be able.
but I have prayedfor you, that your faithmay not fail;and you, when onceyou have turned again,strengthenyour brothers."
And He saidto him, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, you will seethe heavensopenedand the angelsof Godascendingand descendingon the Sonof Man."
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornagainhe cannotseethe kingdomof God."
Jesusanswered,"Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessoneis bornof waterand the Spirithe cannotenterinto the kingdomof God.
strengtheningthe soulsof the disciples,encouragingthem to continuein the faith,and [saying], "Throughmanytribulationswe mustenterthe kingdomof God."
FOR THE HEARTOF THISPEOPLEHAS BECOME DULL,AND WITH THEIR EARSTHEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR EYES;OTHERWISETHEY MIGHT SEEWITH THEIR EYES,AND HEARWITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTANDWITH THEIR HEARTAND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEALTHEM."'
"Thereforerepentand return,sothat your sinsmay be wiped away,in orderthat timesof refreshingmay comefrom the presenceof the Lord;
Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,
for in this waythe entranceinto the eternalkingdomof our Lordand SaviorJesusChristwill be abundantlysuppliedto you.
