Luke

Luke 18:17

¹⁷Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Truly	ἀμὴν	amēn	Hebrew Word	G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
anyone who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
does not receive	δέξηται	dexētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείαν	basileian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a little child	παιδίον	paidion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3813 a little child, an infant
will never enter	εἰσέλθῃ	eiselthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.