Matthew 13:46
Who, when he had found
one pearl of great price,
went and sold all that he had,
and bought it.
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Other translations
New International Version
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
New Living Translation
When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
English Standard Version
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Berean Study Bible
When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
Berean Literal Bible
And having found one very precious pearl, having gone away, he has sold all things as many as he had, and bought it.
New King James Version
who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
New American Standard Bible
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.
NASB 1995
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
NASB 1977
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Amplified Bible
and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Word by word
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman
The meaning is, that the proper seeking for salvation, or the proper conduct in reference to religion, is like the conduct of a “merchantman.”
Finding one pearl
In his searches he found one pearl of great value, and sold all his possessions to obtain it.
So, says the Saviour, people seeking for happiness and finding the Christ – the pearl of great price – should be willing to sacrifice all other things for this.
Pearls are precious stones found in the shells of oysters, chiefly in the East Indies.
They are valuable on account of their beauty and because they are rare.
The value of them is greatly increased by their size.
The meaning of this parable is nearly the same as the other. It is designed to represent the Christ as of more value than all other things, and to impress on us the duty of sacrificing all that we possess in order to obtain it.
Greek
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
A primary particle; but, and, etc.
he found
εὑρὼν (heurōn)
Verb – Aorist Participle Active – Nominative Masculine Singular
A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.
one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective – Accusative Masculine Singular
One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.
very precious
πολύτιμον (polytimon)
Adjective – Accusative Masculine Singular
Of great value, very costly, very precious. From polus and time; extremely valuable.
pearl,
μαργαρίτην (margaritēn)
Noun – Accusative Masculine Singular
A pearl. From margaros; a pearl.
he went away
ἀπελθὼν (apelthōn)
Verb – Aorist Participle Active – Nominative Masculine Singular
From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.
[and] sold
πέπρακεν (pepraken)
Verb – Perfect Indicative Active – 3rd Person Singular
A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao; contracted from perao; to traffic, i.e. Dispose of as merchandise or into slavery.
all
πάντα (panta)
Adjective – Accusative Neuter Plural
All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
he had
εἶχεν (eichen)
Verb – Imperfect Indicative Active – 3rd Person Singular
To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh’-o; a primary verb; to hold.
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
And, even, also, namely.
bought
ἠγόρασεν (ēgorasen)
Verb – Aorist Indicative Active – 3rd Person Singular
To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.
it
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun – Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.
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