Matthew 13:46

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 2:4

Search for wisdom as you would search for silver or hidden treasure.

Isaiah 33:6

you are the foundation on which we stand today. You always save us and give true wisdom and knowledge. Nothing means more to us than obeying you.

Matthew 13:44

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.

Matthew 13:45

The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is looking for fine pearls.

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.

Acts 20:24

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And that work is to tell the good news about God's great kindness.

Galatians 6:14

But I will never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his cross, the world is dead as far as I am concerned, and I am dead as far as the world is concerned.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

Colossians 2:3

but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him.

Revelation 18:12

There won't be anyone to buy their gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, sweet-smelling wood, fancy carvings of ivory and wood, as well as things made of bronze, iron, or marble.

Revelation 21:21

Each of the twelve gates was a solid pearl. The streets of the city were made of pure gold, clear as crystal.