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Luke 18:17 KJV
Luke · chapter 18 · verse 17
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 · King James Version
Luke 18:17 in context
15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- receivedechomaito take with the hand, to take hold of, take up, to take up, receive, used of a place…G1209 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
- thereineisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- childpaidiona young child, a little boy, a little girl, infants, children, little ones, an infant, of…G3813 →
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This passage of story we had both in Matthew and Mark; it very fitly follows here after the story of the publican, as a confirmation of the truth which was to be illustrated by that parable, that those shall be accepted with God, and honoured, who humble themselves, and for them Christ has blessings in store, the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-17