Matthew 13:44

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The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

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  • Prov 2:2-5 : 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!
  • Heb 11:24-26 : 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.
  • Phil 3:7-9 : 7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ. 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
  • Isa 55:1 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
  • Col 3:3-4 : 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  • 1 Cor 2:9-9 : 9 But as it is written: What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and what has not entered the human heart—God has prepared these things for those who love Him. 10 Now God has revealed these things to us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
  • Matt 6:21 : 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  • Prov 18:1 : 1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
  • Matt 19:21 : 21 Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
  • Matt 19:27 : 27 Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
  • Heb 10:34 : 34 For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you have a better and lasting possession in heaven.
  • Luke 18:23-24 : 23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy. 24 Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'
  • Luke 19:6-8 : 6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him joyfully. 7 But when they saw this, everyone began to complain, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a sinful man." 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."
  • John 6:35 : 35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.'
  • Acts 2:44-47 : 44 All the believers were united and had everything in common. 45 They sold their possessions and goods and distributed the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need. 46 Day by day, they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added daily to their numbers those who were being saved.
  • Acts 4:32-35 : 32 The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common. 33 With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was no one in need among them, for those who owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds from the sale. 35 They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

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    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

    46When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.

    47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

    48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it onto the shore. Then they sat down and gathered the good fish into baskets, but threw the bad ones away.

  • Matt 13:23-25
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    23But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears and understands the word. This person produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.

    24Jesus presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

  • Matt 13:41-43
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    41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness.

    42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

    43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone who has ears listen!

  • Matt 13:31-35
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    31He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.'

    32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

    33He told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about fifty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.'

    34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

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    14For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

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    37He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.'

    38The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one.

    39The enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

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    52Then he said to them, "For this reason, every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom both new treasures and old ones."

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    18Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

    19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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    26He also said, "The kingdom of God is like this: A man scatters seed on the ground.

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    16And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

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    22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

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    8Still other seeds fell on good soil and yielded a crop—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.