and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
1 Peter 2:2 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Like newborn babies, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured and grow unto [completed] salvation, American Standard Version (1901) as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; Common English Bible Instead, like a newborn baby, desire the pure milk of the word. Nourished by it, you will grow into salvation, Catholic Public Domain Version Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation: |
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Yet Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.”
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.”
Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Brothers, do not be childish in your way of thinking. Rather, as to malice be infants, but in your way of thinking be mature.
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, that is, Christ.
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly increasing and the love that every one of you has for one another is abounding.
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the word of God that lives and abides forever.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.