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Matthew 18:3

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “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 youἐὰνeanExceptἐάνconjunction — “Except”G1437if.Exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.στραφῆτεstraphēteye be convertedστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye be converted”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.ye be convertedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγένησθεgenēsthebecomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.becomeὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίαpaidialittle childrenπαιδίον (paidion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “little children”, the subject formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.little childrenοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἰσέλθητεeiselthēteye shallεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.ye shallεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (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 kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and said, 'Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

and said, 'Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

World English Bible

and said, “Most certainly I tell you , unless you turn and become as little children , you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven .

Darby Translation

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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