Matthew 18:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 (A)and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,[a] you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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- 18:3 Become like children: the child is held up as a model for the disciples not because of any supposed innocence of children but because of their complete dependence on, and trust in, their parents. So must the disciples be, in respect to God.
Matthew 18:3
New International Version
3 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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