Matthew 13:44

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds 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.

Cross References

Colossians 2:3

but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him.

Luke 14:33

So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

Matthew 6:21

Your heart will always be where your treasure is.

Matthew 19:29

All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life.

Proverbs 16:16

It's much better to be wise and sensible than to be rich.

Proverbs 23:23

Invest in truth and wisdom, discipline and good sense, and don't part with them.

Revelation 3:18

Buy your gold from me. It has been refined in a fire, and it will make you rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them and you can cover-up your shameful nakedness. Buy medicine for your eyes, so that you will be able to see.

Matthew 19:27

Peter replied, “Remember, we have left everything to be your followers! What will we get?”

Matthew 19:21

Jesus replied, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you own! Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and be my follower.”

Isaiah 55:1

If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don't have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a penny.

Romans 15:4

And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus then told them this story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a farmer scattered good seed in a field.

Hebrews 10:34

You were kind to people in jail. And you gladly let your possessions be taken away, because you knew you had something better, something that would last for ever.

John 6:35

Jesus replied: I am the bread that gives life! No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty.

Proverbs 17:16

Why should fools have money for an education when they refuse to learn?

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

Proverbs 18:1

It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.

Job 28:13

No human knows the way.

Matthew 13:46

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

Matthew 13:47

The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a lake and catches all kinds of fish.