Matthew 18:3

New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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אֲבָל

ʼăbâl

H61

nay, i.e. truly or yet

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I

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto you

לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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ye be

הָפַךְ

hâphak

H2015

to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert

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and

הָיָה

hâyâh

H1961

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

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as

מְעַט

mᵉʻaṭ

H4592

a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

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בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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ye shall not

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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into the

מַלְכוּ

malkûw

H4437

dominion (abstractly or concretely)

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of

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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Key Terms in This Verse

converted H2015

הָפַךְ hâphak

to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert

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Except H3808

לֹא lôʼ

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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become H1961

הָיָה hâyâh

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

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Verily H61

אֲבָל ʼăbâl

nay, i.e. truly or yet

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enter H935

בּוֹא bôwʼ

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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little H4592

מְעַט mᵉʻaṭ

a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

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kingdom H4437

מַלְכוּ malkûw

dominion (abstractly or concretely)

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heaven H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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say H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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children H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Cross References

1 Peter 2:2 cross-reference

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Matthew 19:14 cross-reference

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 14:20 cross-reference

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Psalm 131:2 cross-reference

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

John 3:5 cross-reference

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:3 cross-reference

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Luke 13:24 cross-reference

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Acts 3:19 cross-reference

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Matthew 5:20 cross-reference

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 28:27 cross-reference

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with th...

John 1:51 cross-reference

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Luke 22:32 cross-reference

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Mark 4:12 cross-reference

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

2 Peter 1:11 cross-reference

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Matthew 13:15 cross-reference

For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should under...

Matthew 19:23 cross-reference

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 14:22 cross-reference

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 6:5 cross-reference

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,...

Matthew 6:16 cross-reference

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:2 cross-reference

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have t...

Isaiah 6:10 cross-reference

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Matthew 5:18 cross-reference

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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