³ and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you ^[a]are converted and ^(A)become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁴ But Jesus said, “^[a](A)Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for ^(B)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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

¹⁷ Truly I say to you, ^(A)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

Instruction for the Church

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