Matthew 18:3 - Catholic Public Domain Version

And he said: "Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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].

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.

Common English Bible

and said, “I assure you that if you don’t turn your lives around and become like this little child, you will definitely not enter the kingdom of heaven.