And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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Gill's Exposition
And said, verily I say unto you,.... You may take it for a certain truth, and what may be depended upon, that
except ye be converted or turned; from that gross notion of a temporal kingdom, and of…
See also Mar 9:33-41; Luk 9:46-50. Who is the greatest in the kingdom, of heaven? - By the kingdom of heaven they meant the kingdom which they supposed he was about to set up - his kingdom as the…
As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers.
I. The…
Cambridge Bible
be converted Literally, be turned. The Greek word is used in a literal sense, except here and Act 7:39; Act 7:42.
shall not enter much less be great therein.
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