Matthew 18:3
KJV
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.
NIV
And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
The KJV’s phrase “be converted” is a passive construction, rightly indicating that conversion is something done to a person by God, not a work performed by the sinner upon himself. New Bibles’ replacement with “change” or “turn” shifts the emphasis toward human self-action and removes the work of the Holy Ghost from the picture.
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