Luke 18:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.”
Luke 18:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 18:1718 words
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὃςhoswho / which
ἂνanif / would
μὴmēnot
δέξηταιdexētaiaccept, receive, take
τὴνtēnthe
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
παιδίονpaidion(little, young) child, damsel
οὐounot
μὴmēnot
εἰσέλθῃeiselthēcome (in, into), enter in(-to)
εἰςeisinto / to
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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