and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you [a]change and (A)become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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  1. Matthew 18:3 Lit turn

And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(A) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(B)

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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.

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14 But Jesus said, [a](A)Leave the children alone, and do not [b]forbid them to come to Me; for (B)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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  1. Matthew 19:14 Or Permit the children
  2. Matthew 19:14 Or prevent them from coming

14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs(A) to such as these.”(B)

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14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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15 Truly I say to you, (A)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

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15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”(A)

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15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

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Instruction for the Church

20 (A)Brothers and sisters, (B)do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil (C)be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

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20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.

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20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

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(A)and like newborn babies, long for the [a](B)pure [b]milk of the word, so that by it you may (C)grow [c]in respect to salvation,

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  1. 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated
  2. 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk, so
  3. 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

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