King James Version

Matthew 18:4

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will humble” (ταπεινώσει) before himself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may humble” (ταπεινώσῃ) before himself here.

ὅστιςhostisWhosoeverὅστιςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.This verse uses “whosoever”.Whosoeverοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeταπεινώσειtapeinōseishall humbleταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall humble”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.This verse uses “humble”.shall humbleἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίονpaidionlittle childπαιδίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “little child”, the subject formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.little childτοῦτοtoutosameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameοὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μείζωνmeizōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-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

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēshall humbleταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall humble”, an action still aheadG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.This verse uses “humble”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

World English Bible

Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven .

Darby Translation

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;

Douay-Rheims

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

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