And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you (A)turn and (B)become like children, you (C)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (D)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the (E)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

(F)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but (G)whoever causes one of these (H)little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Greek causes… to stumble; also verses 8, 9

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