Study it in the app“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
A hidden treasure and a pearl: worth giving up everything forThe Kingdom of God
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kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileia” appearsheaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōn” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearslike
Like, similar.
Where else “Homoia” appearstreasure
Stored-up wealth, or what one values most in life.
Where else “thēsaurōi” appearshide
Hide, conceal.
Where else “kekrymmenōi” appearsfield
Land that is sown or worked and belongs to someone.
Where else “agrōi” appearssomeone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurōn” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charas” appearsgo away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagei” appearssell
Sell.
Where else “pōlei” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appearsbuy
To give money in exchange for something, at the market or to its owner.
Where else “agorazei” appears43Then the righteous will shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.
44 · This verse (above)
45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls;
1. What it says
On which four kinds of ground did the sower's seed fall (vv. 4–8)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus teach the crowds in parables (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
In the sower's parable, worry can choke the word (v. 22). What chokes it most in your day?
