King James Version (KJV)
Luke 18:17
“‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.›”
Verse in context — Luke 18
15
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
16
But 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.›
17
‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.›
18
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19
And Jesus said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good? none› [is] ‹good, save one,› [that is], ‹God.›
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