44Again, 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; …
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. …
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 44-52)We have four short parables in these verses. I. That of the treasure hid in the field . Hitherto he had compared the kingdom of heaven to small things, because its beginning was small; but, lest any should thence take occasion to think meanly of it, in this parable and the next he represents it as of great value in itself, and of great advantage to those who embrace it, and are willing to come up…
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