‘will not enter it at all’ [NASB], ‘will/shall not enter it’ [WBC; ESV; similarly KJV], ‘will/shall never enter it’ [AB2, BNTC, NTC; GW, NCV, NET, NIV, NLT, NRSV, NEB, TEV; similarly BECNT], ‘you cannot get into it’ [CEV], This verb means to begin to experience an event or state [LN]. QUESTION—What is meant by receiving the kingdom of God like a child? To receive the kingdom of God means to accept the rule and authority of God [ICC, TH, TRT, WBC; CEV]. It means to become God’s willing subject [NIGTC].
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