¹⁷ verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

¹⁵ verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

¹⁴ as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

¹ A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

² Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me `is' my soul.

³ and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;