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Contemporary English Version

Matthew 13:46

After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Consecration;   Gospel;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Pearl;   Self-Denial;   Sermon;   Scofield Reference Index - Judgments;   Kingdom;   The Topic Concordance - End of the World;   Kingdom of God;   Separation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;   Precious Stones;   Preciousness of Christ;   Riches;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Pearls;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Kingdom of god;   Parables;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Gospel;   Work;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Adoption;   Church;   Humiliation of Christ;   Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pearl;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Pearl;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jewels, Jewelry;   Kingdom of God;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Merchant;   Minerals and Metals;   Parables;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Merchantman;   Mss;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Asceticism (2);   Devotion;   Discourse;   Gospel (2);   Justification;   Love (2);   Mission;   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Pearl;   Profit;   Quotations (2);   Religious Experience;   Sea of Galilee;   Social Life;   Trade and Commerce;   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gate;   Pearl;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abstinence;   Parable;   Price;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he found one priceless
King James Version (1611)
Who when hee had found one pearle of great price, he went and solde all that he had, and bought it.
King James Version
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
English Standard Version
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
New American Standard Bible
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.
New Century Version
When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.
Amplified Bible
and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Legacy Standard Bible
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Berean Standard Bible
When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
Complete Jewish Bible
On finding one very valuable pearl he went away, sold everything he owned and bought it.
Darby Translation
and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
Easy-to-Read Version
One day he found a very fine pearl. He went and sold everything he had to buy it.
George Lamsa Translation
And when he had found one costly pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.
Good News Translation
and when he finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells everything he has, and buys that pearl.
Lexham English Bible
And when he found one very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.
Literal Translation
who finding one very precious pearl, going away has sold all things, as many as he had, and bought it.
American Standard Version
and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Bible in Basic English
And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
Hebrew Names Version
who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
International Standard Version
When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it."Proverbs 2:4; 3:14-15;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
but who, when he had found one pearl of exceeding price, went, sold all that he had, and bought it.
Murdock Translation
and when he found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which, when he founde one precious pearle, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.
English Revised Version
and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
World English Bible
who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who having found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Weymouth's New Testament
He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it.
Update Bible Version
and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
New English Translation
When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
New King James Version
who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
New Living Translation
When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
New Life Bible
When he finds one good pearl worth much money, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.
New Revised Standard
on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, finding one very precious pearl, departing, he at once sold all things, whatsoever he had, and bought it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Revised Standard Version
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it.
Young's Literal Translation
who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& wha he had founde a precious pearle, he wete and solde all that he had, & bought it.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and meeting with one of great value, presently sells all that he has to make the purchase.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When he discovered the best filly he had ever seen, he sold all his trucks, trailers, and every horse he owned just to get this one.

Contextual Overview

44 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field. 45 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls. 46 After finding a very valuable one, the owner goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl. 47 The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish. 48 When the net is full, it is dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish. They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. 49 That's how it will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil people from the ones who have done right. 50 Then those evil people will be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their teeth in pain. 51 Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, "Yes, we do." 52 So he told them, "Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

one: Proverbs 2:4, Isaiah 33:6, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 2:3, 1 John 5:11, 1 John 5:12, Revelation 21:21

went: Mark 10:28-31, Luke 18:28-30, Acts 20:24, Galatians 6:14

Reciprocal: Job 28:18 - pearls Psalms 40:16 - love Psalms 119:127 - I love Proverbs 23:23 - Buy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman - The meaning is, that the proper seeking for salvation, or the proper conduct in reference to religion, is like the conduct of a “merchantman.” In his searches he found one pearl of great value, and sold all his possessions to obtain it. So, says the Saviour, people seeking for happiness and finding the gospel - the pearl of great price - should be willing to sacrifice all other things for this. Pearls are precious stones found in the shells of oysters, chiefly in the East Indies. See the notes at Matthew 7:6. They are valuable on account of their beauty and because they are rare. The value of them is greatly increased by their size. The meaning of this parable is nearly the same as the other. It is designed to represent the gospel as of more value than all other things, and to impress on us the duty of sacrificing all that we possess in order to obtain it.


 
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