Matthew 13:45

Geneva Bible (1560)

Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like to a marchant man, that seeketh good pearles,

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  • Prov 8:18-20 : 18 Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse. 19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer. 20 I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,
  • Eccl 2:2-9 : 2 I saide of laughter, Thou art mad: and of ioy, What is this that thou doest? 3 I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life. 4 I haue made my great workes: I haue built me houses: I haue planted me vineyards. 5 I haue made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them trees of all fruite. 6 I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees. 7 I haue gotten seruants and maides, and had children borne in the house: also I had great possession of beeues and sheepe aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem. 8 I haue gathered vnto me also siluer and gold, and the chiefe treasures of Kings & prouinces: I haue prouided me men singers and women singers, and the delites of the sonnes of men, as a woman taken captiue, & women taken captiues. 9 And I was great, & increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me. 10 And whatsoeuer mine eyes desired, I withheld it not from them: I withdrew not mine heart from any ioy: for mine heart reioyced in al my labour: & this was my portion of all my trauaile. 11 Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne. 12 And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)
  • Eccl 12:8 : 8 Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Another parable put hee foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man which sowed good seede in his fielde.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule?
  • Matt 22:5 : 5 But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.
  • Job 28:18 : 18 No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.
  • Ps 4:6-7 : 6 Many say, Who will shewe vs any good? but Lorde, lift vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs. 7 Thou hast giuen mee more ioye of heart, then they haue had, when their wheate and their wine did abound.
  • Ps 39:6-7 : 6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. 7 And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
  • Prov 3:13-18 : 13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding. 14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde. 15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her. 16 Length of dayes is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. 17 Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie. 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde. 11 For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

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    46Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.

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    48Which, when it is full, men draw to lande, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away.

  • Matt 13:42-44
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    42And shall cast them into a fornace of fire. There shalbe wailing and gnashing of teeth.

    43Then shall the iust men shine as ye sunne in the kingdome of their Father. Hee that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

    44Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, & for ioy thereof departeth & selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field.

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    32Which in deede is the least of all seedes: but when it is growen, it is the greatest among herbes, and it is a tree, so that the birdes of heauen come and builde in the branches thereof.

    33Another parable spake hee to them, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto leauen, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meale, till all be leauened.

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    18Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?

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    37Then answered he, and saide to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man.

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    18Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower.

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