Matthew 13:46
When he finds one pearl of great value, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys it.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
In Context
45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
Cross References
Mark 10:28And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee.
Acts 20:24But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.
Galatians 6:14But may I never boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Colossians 2:3in whom are stored up all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.
Revelation 21:21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:45-53
Various Parables. 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it… Read the whole commentary →