Matthew 13:46

Matthew 13:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
• New International Version (NIV)When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Context of Matthew 13:46

44“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field. When a man discovered it, he buried it again. He was so delighted with it that he went away, sold everything he had, and bought that field. 45“Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant who was searching for fine pearls. When he found a valuable pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it. 47“Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea. It gathered all kinds of fish. 48When it was full, they pulled it to the shore. Then they sat down, gathered the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away.

Matthew 13:46 word by word

εὑρὼν δὲ ἕνα πολύτιμον μαργαρίτην, ἀπελθὼν πέπρακεν πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν καὶ ἠγόρασεν αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• when he had foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• pearlμαργαρίτηςmargaritēs · pearlG3135
• of great priceπολύτιμοςpolutimos · valuableG4186
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and soldπιπράσκωpipraskō praō · to sellG4097
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thatὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• he hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 13:46

• Proverbs 2:4if you search for wisdom as if it were money and hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure,
• Isaiah 33:6He will be the foundation of your future. The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge. The fear of the Lord is ⌞your⌟ treasure.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So don’t brag about people. Everything belongs to you.
• Ephesians 3:8I am the least of all God’s people. Yet, God showed me his kindness by allowing me to spread the Good News of the immeasurable wealth of Christ to people who are not Jewish.
• Colossians 2:3God has hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge in Christ.
• 1 John 5:11This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son.
• Revelation 21:21The 12 gates were 12 pearls. Each gate was made of one pearl. The street of the city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
• Mark 10:28Then Peter spoke up, “We’ve given up everything to follow you.”
• Luke 18:28Then Peter said, “We’ve left everything to follow you.”
• Acts 20:24But I don’t place any value on my own life. I want to finish the race I’m running. I want to carry out the mission I received from the Lord Jesus—the mission of testifying to the Good News of God’s kindness.
• Galatians 6:14But it’s unthinkable that I could ever brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. By his cross my relationship to the world and its relationship to me have been crucified.

Commentaries on Matthew 13:46

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 44-52Verses 44-52 Here are four parables. 1. That of the treasure hid in the field. Many slight the gospel, because they look only upon the surface of the field. But all who search the Scriptures, so as in them to find Christ and eternal life, Joh 5:39, will discover such treasure in this field as makes it unspeakably valuable; they make it their own upon any terms. Though nothing can be given as a price for this salvation, yet much must be given up for the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-46Another mystery of the kingdom of heaven (13:11) is that it is more valuable than any treasure. So, a person should give up everything to get it (see 19:21, 29; Philippians 3:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it--The one pearl of great price, instead of being found by accident, as in the former case, is found by one whose business it is to seek for such, and who finds it just in the way of searching for such treasures. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 13:46

• Consecration
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pearl
• Self-Denial
• Sermon

In the dictionaries

• Anon
• Choke
• Church
• Fishing, the art of
• Furnace
• Gather
• Harvest
• Householder
• Pearl
• Root

Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings