Matthew 13:44
Good News Translation
"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything he has, and then goes back and buys that field.

New Revised Standard Version
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Contemporary English Version
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. Such a person is happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.

New American Bible
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

like.

Matthew 6:21 For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.

Proverbs 2:2-5 For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence: . . .

Proverbs 16:16 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 17:16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.

Proverbs 18:1 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

John 6:35 And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

Romans 15:4 For what things soever were written were written for our learning: that, through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.

1 Corinthians 2:9,10 But, as it is written: That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard: neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him. . . .

Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 3:3,4,16 For you are dead: and your life is hid with Christ in God. . . .

for joy.

Matthew 19:21,27,29 Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. . . .

Luke 14:33 So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth cannot be my disciple.

Luke 18:23,24 He having heard these things, became sorrowful: for he was very rich. . . .

Luke 19:6-8 And he made haste and came down and received him with joy. . . .

Acts 2:44-47 And all they that believed were together and had all things common. . . .

Acts 4:32-35 And the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul. Neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own: but all things were common unto them. . . .

Philippians 3:7-9 But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ. . . .

Hebrews 10:34 For you both had compassion on them that were in bands and took with joy the being stripped of your own goods, knowing that you have a better and a lasting substance.

Hebrews 11:24-26 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter: . . .

buyeth.

Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Isaiah 55:1 All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.

Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold, fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments: and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear. And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Context
The Parables of the Treasure and Pearl
43Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.…
Cross References
Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights.

Proverbs 2:4
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God:

Proverbs 23:23
Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Matthew 13:24
Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:46
Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Matthew 13:47
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes.

Revelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold, fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments: and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear. And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Matthew 13:43
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