Matthew 18:4 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

KJV

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 4.) Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Just like this little child, whose example I give to you, does not persist in anger, does not hold grudges, does not delight in seeing a beautiful woman, does not think one thing and say another; in the same way, unless you have such innocence and purity of heart, you will not be able to enter the kingdom of heaven. Or in another way: Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅστις	hostis	Whoever	G3748 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ταπεινώσει	tapeinōsei	will humble	G5013 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	himself	G1438 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
παιδίον	paidion	little child	G3813 →
τοῦτο,	touto	this,	G3778 →
οὗτός	houtos	he	G3778 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
μείζων	meizōn	greater	G3173 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
βασιλείᾳ	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
οὐρανῶν.	ouranōn	heavens.	G3772 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
leads to
- Luke 14:11
  For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 23:12
  For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:6
  Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 147:6
  The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
- James 4:6–7
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
leads to
- Luke 18:14
  I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 29:23
  A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- James 4:6
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”