Luke 18:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.”

Luke 18:17

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And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when {his} disciples saw {it}, they rebuked them.

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.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none {is} good, save one, {that is}, God.

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Luke 18:1

"And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"

Luke 18:2

"Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}"

Luke 18:3

"And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary."

Luke 18:4

"And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;"

Luke 18:5

"Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me."

Luke 18:6

"And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."

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