Matthew 13:46 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 13:46

When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

BSB

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ASV

and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

KJV

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 45, 46.) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. Upon finding one exceedingly precious pearl, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. In other words, the same thing as was said above. The good pearls that the merchant seeks are the Law and the Prophets. Listen, Marcion; listen, Manichaeus: the good pearls are the Law and the Prophets, and the knowledge of the Old Testament.

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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The parables of the “treasure hidden in a field” and the “merchant man seeking goodly pearls,” appear intended to convey one the same lesson. They vary, no doubt, in one striking particular: the “treasure” was found of one who does not seem to have sought it; the “pearl” was found of one who was actually seeking pearls. But the conduct of the finders, in both cases, was precisely alike: both “sold all” to make the thing found their own property; and it is exactly at this point that the instruction of both parables agrees.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1424: “A Great Bargain” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1878)

A MERCHANT endeavors to trade so as to make a profit. Whether he deals in pearls or in grain, he does not hope to obtain riches by labor. He leaves that to those who eat their bread in the sweat of their face. He tries to get his by the sweat of his brain. He is dependent not so much upon labor as upon knowledge, upon skill, upon the advantage which superior acquaintance with the article which he deals in gives him. Now, this merchant is, at the very commencement, in some measure, a picture of the seeker after Christ.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But in both cases the surpassing value of the treasure is alike recognized, and in both all is parted with for it. The Good and Bad Fish (Mt 13:47-50). The object of this brief parable is the same as that of the Tares and Wheat.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εὑρὼν	heurōn	having found	G2147 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἕνα	hena	one	G1520 →
πολύτιμον	polutimon	very precious	G4186 →
μαργαρίτην,	margaritēn	pearl,	G3135 →
ἀπελθὼν	apelthōn	having gone away	G565 →
πέπρακεν	pepraken	he has sold	G4097 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
ὅσα	hosa	as much as	G3745 →
εἶχεν	eichen	he was having	G2192 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἠγόρασεν	ēgorasen	he bought	G59 →
αὐτόν.¶	auton	it.	G846 →

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

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:6–8
  For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
  That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1
  Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Acts 21:13
  Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Through
Colossians 2:3
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:24
  but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Through
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:9
  For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- Colossians 1:27
  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew