A moment in scripture
Matthew 13:44
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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 13:42
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
- Matthew 13:46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.