Luke 18:17

Luke 18:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
• New International Version (NIV)Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Context of Luke 18:17

15One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. 16Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” 18Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” 19“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good.

Luke 18:17 word by word

ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ὃς ἂν μὴ δέξηται τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς παιδίον, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτήν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shallδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• notμήmē · notG3361
• the kingdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a little childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• shallεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• in no wiseοὐou · noG3756
• thereinεἰςeis · towardG1519
• thereinαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 18:17

• Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp.
• Mark 10:15I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
• 1 Peter 1:14So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.

Commentaries on Luke 18:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-17Verses 15-17 None are too little, too young, to be brought to Christ, who knows how to show kindness to those not capable of doing service to him. It is the mind of Christ, that little children should be brought to him. The promise is to us, and to our seed; therefore He will bid them welcome to him with us. And we must receive his kingdom as children, not by purchase, and must call it our Father's gift.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17receive the kingdom of God like a little child: Entrance into the kingdom of God requires childlike faith and dependence on God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715. infants--showing that some, at least, of those called in Matthew (Mt 19:13) and Mark (Mr 10:13) simply "little" or "young children," were literally "babes." touch them--or, as more fully in Matthew (Mt 19:13), "put His hands on them and pray," or invoke a "blessing" on them (Mr 10:16), according to venerable custom (Ge 48:14, 15). rebuked them--Repeatedly the disciples thus interposed to save annoyance and interruption to their Master; but, as the…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 18:17

• Babes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Symbols and Similitudes

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• Martha

Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings