And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
NIV
And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].
AMP
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.
KJV
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
NIV
But when Jesus saw [it], He was indignant and pained and said to them, Allow the children to come to Me--do not forbid or prevent or hinder them--for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
AMP
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
KJV
And giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his people in the kingdom of light.
NIV
Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light.
AMP
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
KJV
In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
NIV
Thus the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] grew and spread and intensified, prevailing mightily.
AMP
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
KJV
And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."
NIV
AND JESUS said to them, Truly and solemnly I say to you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death before they see the kingdom of God come in [its] power.
AMP
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
KJV
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
NIV
Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
AMP
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
KJV
And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart [if you have a conviction, full of joyful trust, that Jesus is the Messiah and accept Him as the Author of your salvation in the kingdom of God, giving Him your obedience, then] you may. And he replied, I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
AMP
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
KJV
