NLT
KJV
3. And said, {SCJ}Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. {SCJ.}
ASV
3. 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.
ESV
3. and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
ERVEN
3. Then he said, "The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don't do this, you will never enter God's kingdom.
WEB
3. 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.
NET
3. and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
NLV
3. He said, "For sure, I tell you, unless you have a change of heart and become like a little child, you will not get into the holy nation of heaven.
HCSB
3. "I assure you," He said, "unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
YLT
3. 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;
LITV
3. And He said, Truly I say to you, Unless you convert and become as the little children, not at all can you enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
RV
3. 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.
NCV
3. Then he said, "I tell you the truth, you must change and become like little children. Otherwise, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
MKJV
3. and said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
AKJV
3. And said, Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
LXXEN
KJV
3. And said, {SCJ}Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. {SCJ.}
AMP
3. And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].
KJVP
3. And G2532 CONJ said G2036 V-2AAI-3S , {SCJ} Verily G281 HEB I say G3004 V-PAI-1S unto you G5213 P-2DP , Except G3362 ye be converted G4762 V-2APS-2P , and G2532 CONJ become G1096 V-2ADS-2P as G5613 ADV little children G3813 N-APN , ye shall not G3364 enter G1525 V-2AAS-2P into G1519 PREP the G3588 T-ASF kingdom G932 N-ASF of heaven G3772 N-GPM . {SCJ.}
YLT
3. 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;
ASV
3. 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.
WEB
3. 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.
NASB
3. and said, "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
ESV
3. and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
RV
3. 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.
RSV
3. and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
NKJV
3. and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
MKJV
3. and said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
AKJV
3. And said, Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
NRSV
3. and said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
NIV
3. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
NIRV
3. Jesus said, "What I'm about to tell you is true. You need to change and become like little children. If you don't, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
NLT
3. Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
MSG
3. and said, "I'm telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you're not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in.
GNB
3. and said, "I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven.
NET
3. and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
ERVEN
3. Then he said, "The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don't do this, you will never enter God's kingdom.