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, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it. 47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. 48When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad 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 seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
• Isaiah 33:6He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,
• Ephesians 3:8To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
• Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• Revelation 21:21And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.
• Mark 10:28Peter began to speak to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
• Luke 18:28And Peter said, “Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!”
• Acts 20:24But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.
• Galatians 6:14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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