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Matthew 18:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Matthew 18:3 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 18:321 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
ἈμὴνAmēn
AmenparticleG281
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἐὰνean
onlywordG1437
μὴmē
unlessadverbG3361
στραφῆτεstraphēte
you may turnverbG4762
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γένησθεgenēsthe
may becomeverbG1096
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
τὰta
thearticleG3588
παιδίαpaidia
little childrennounG3813
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴmē
notadverbG3361
εἰσέλθητεeiselthēte
shall you enterverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
οὐρανῶνouranōn
heavensnounG3772
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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David MensahNote1mo ago
Becoming Again
Unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. We usually read this as 'be innocent' or 'be simple.' But maybe Jesus means something more unsettling. A c...
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