Matius 18:3

18:3 and said, “I tell you the truth, ¹  unless you turn around and become like little children, ²  you will never ³  enter the kingdom of heaven!

Matius 18:13

18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, ⁴  he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Matius 26:13

26:13 I tell you the truth, ⁵  wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

[18:3]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[18:3]  ² sn The point of the comparison become like little children has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit, as well as willingness to be dependent and receive from others, than any inherent humility the child might possess.

[18:3]  ³ tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.

[18:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[26:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”