Matthew

Matthew 18:4

⁴Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
whoever	ὅστις	hostis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
humbles	ταπεινώσει	tapeinōsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5013 I humble, humiliate
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
little child	παιδίον	paidion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3813 a little child, an infant
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
greatest	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείᾳ	basileia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.