Matthew 18:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 18:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
ἀμὴν
amḗn
G281
amen
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
στραφῆτε
stréphō
G4762
to turn
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γένησθε
gínomai
G1096
to become
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
παιδία
paidíon
G3813
small child
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
εἰσέλθητε
eisérchomai
G1525
to enter
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
βασιλείαν
basileía
G932
kingdom
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανῶν
ouranós
G3772
heaven
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will certainly not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).