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Matthew 13:46 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. "
Matthew 13:46
Verse in Context
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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.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
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Matthew 13:1
"The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side."
Matthew 13:2
"And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore."
Matthew 13:3
"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;"
Matthew 13:4
"And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:"
Matthew 13:5
"Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:"
Matthew 13:6
"And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."
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