Matthew 13:44

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Summary

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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For joy

Buyeth

Revelation 3:18

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Philippians 3:7

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For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

"I am the Life-giving Bread," Jesus said to them; "he that comes to me shall never be hungry, and he that believes in me shall never thirst again.

Whatever was written in the Scriptures in days gone by was written for our instruction, so that, through patient endurance, and through the encouragement drawn from the Scriptures, we might hold fast to our hope.

It is what Scripture speaks of as-'What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered the mind of man-even all that God has prepared for those who love him.'

Even Christ himself, in whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden.

For you died, and your Life now lies hidden, with the Christ, in God.

For joy

"If you wish to be perfect," answered Jesus, "go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."

And so with every one of you who does not bid farewell to all he has--he cannot be a disciple of mine.

But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.

So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.

All who became believers in Christ held everything for the common use;

The whole body of those who had become believers in Christ were of one heart and mind. Not one of them claimed any of his goods as his own, but everything was held for the common use.

But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.

For you not only sympathized with those who were in prison, but you even took the confiscation of your possessions joyfully, knowing, as you did, that you had in yourselves a greater possession and a lasting one.

It was faith that caused Moses, when he was grown up, to refuse the title of 'Son of a Daughter of Pharaoh.'

Buyeth

Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold which has been refined by fire, that you may grow rich; and white robes, that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness be hidden; and ointment to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

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But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.