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andδὲfindingεὑρὼνoneἕναvery valuableπολύτιμονpearl,μαργαρίτηνhe went awayἀπελθὼνand soldπέπρακενallπάνταthatὅσαhe hadεἶχενandκαὶboughtἠγόρασενit.αὐτόν
Matthew 13:46
Study it in the app“and finding one very valuable pearl, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.”
A hidden treasure and a pearl: worth giving up everything forThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 13:46, word by word
- findingεὑρὼνheurōn
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurōn” appears- oneἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- very valuableπολύτιμονpolytimon
very costly
Of great value.
Where else “polytimon” appears- pearlμαργαρίτηνmargaritēn
pearl
Pearl.
Where else “margaritēn” appears- he went awayἀπελθὼνapelthōn
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthōn” appears- and soldπέπρακενpepraken
sell
Sell.
Where else “pepraken” appears- he hadεἶχενeichen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichen” appears- boughtἠγόρασενēgorasen
buy
To give money in exchange for something, at the market or to its owner.
Where else “ēgorasen” appears
The context
45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls;
46 · This verse (above)
47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea and gathering fish of every kind;
To study Matthew 13 in a group
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?