The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “only” (ἂν) before unless here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if” (ἐὰν) before unless here.
ἀμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.VerilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὃςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδέξηταιdexētaireceiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.receiveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asπαιδίονpaidiona little childπαιδίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a little child”, the subject formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.This verse uses “a little child”.a little childοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἰσέλθῃeiselthēhe shallεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he shall”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.he shallεἰςeisthereinεἰςpreposition — “therein”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thereinαὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child — he may not enter into it;'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Young’s Literal Translation
verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child — he may not enter into it;'
World English Bible
Most certainly I tell you , whoever will not receive God ’s Kingdom like a little child , he will in no way enter into it .”
Darby Translation
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.
Douay-Rheims
Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.
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