Mark 10:15

Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Mark 10:15
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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.

  1. ἈμὴνAmēn“Amen”
    Interjection · from ἀμήν · “amen” · Strong's G0281
  2. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. ὃςhos“who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  5. ἂνan“only”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  6. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. δέξηταιdexētai“shall receive”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  10. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  12. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  13. παιδίον,paidion“a child,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from παιδίον · “child” · Strong's G3813
  14. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  16. εἰσέλθῃeiselthē“shall enter”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  17. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  18. 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)