Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”Mark 10:15
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὃς ἂν μὴ δέξηται τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς παιδίον, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτήν.
- ἈμὴνAmēn“Amen”Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
- λέγωlegō“I say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὃςhos“who[ever]”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἂνan“only”Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
- μὴmē“unless”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- δέξηταιdexētai“shall receive”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- παιδίον,paidion“a child,”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from παιδίον · “child” · Strong's G3813
- οὐou“certainly”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- εἰσέλθῃeiselthē“shall enter”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- αὐτήν.autēn“it.”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)