Matthew 13:46

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

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  • Mark 10:28-31 : 28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you. 29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news, 30 Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life. 31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
  • Luke 18:28-30 : 28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you. 29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God, 30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Prov 2:4 : 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.
  • 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.
  • 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours; 22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
  • Gal 6:14 : 14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
  • Rev 21:21 : 21 And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.
  • Matt 13:44 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

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    43Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

    44The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.

  • Matt 13:47-48
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    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:

    48When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.

  • Matt 19:21-22
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    21Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

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    26For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

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    31He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

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    22And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

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    8Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

    9And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

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    12What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

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    3And he made a story for them, saying,

    4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

    5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.

    6And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

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    21And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

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    37And what would a man give in exchange for his life?