Matthew 18:3

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Cross References (26)

  • Mark 10:14–15 (51)

    But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! Fo

  • 1 Peter 2:2 (47)

    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

  • Matthew 19:14 (29)

    But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such a

  • Luke 18:16–17 (28)

    But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the king

  • 1 Corinthians 14:20 (28)

    Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

  • Psalms 131:2 (22)

    Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me

  • John 3:5 (20)

    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit

  • John 3:3 (17)

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

  • Psalms 51:10–13 (16)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  • Luke 13:24 (16)

    “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

  • Acts 3:19 (14)

    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

  • Matthew 5:20 (12)

    For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdo

  • John 1:51 (12)

    Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending

  • Acts 28:27 (12)

    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise

  • Luke 22:32 (11)

    But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers

  • James 5:19–20 (10)

    My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

  • Mark 4:12 (10)

    so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might t

  • Matthew 13:15 (8)

    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise

  • 2 Peter 1:11 (8)

    and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • Acts 14:22 (7)

    strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t

  • Matthew 6:5 (7)

    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor

  • Matthew 19:23 (7)

    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matthew 6:16 (6)

    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly

  • Matthew 6:2 (3)

    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the stre

  • Isaiah 6:10 (2)

    Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their ey

  • Matthew 5:18 (1)

    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the