馬太福音 13:46 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

The pearl of great price. Many people regard religion as a matter of grave duty which it behoves them to attend to, but to which they turn reluctantly and with weariness, because they never hope to see in it any attractions or to make it an object of eager desire. To such people our Lord's words may be a new revelation. In his teaching the kingdom of heaven is supremely desirable. I. THE PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PEARL . Our Lord is not speaking of the future heavenly reward, which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

The superlative prize going to the seeker. This sixth parable is also one which rather illustrates the power of the kingdom of heaven in its action on the individual. Under some aspect of it, it has justly fascinated him. For some reason he has seen, justly seen, his advantage in it, and has not confused that advantage with any lower one, nor lost it in even a thousand others. Therefore it seems to him, manifold though it really is, as one undivided thing, one prize of boundless... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

Satisfied only with the best. The general truth taught in this and in the preceding parable is that he who would be a follower of Christ must be prepared to sacrifice everything for the kingdom of God. The difference between the two parables is that in the one case the man found accidentally, but in the other case he sought deliberately. "The one parable illustrates the eagerness of a poor man, who lights upon the treasure apparently by accident; the other illustrates the eagerness of a rich... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:46

Who, when he had found ( and having found, Revised Version? εὑρὼν δέ ) one pearl of great price ; hardly the indefinite article (cf. Matthew 8:19 , note). Chrysostom's comment is, ΄ία γάρ ἐστιν ἡἀλήθεια καὶ οὐ πολυσχισής . Went ( ἀπελθών ); i.e. some distance, for he might well have to go much further than the man in the preceding parable ( ὑπάγει ). Went (aorist)… sold (perfect) . bought (aorist). He starts without delay; he sells irrevocably;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:45-46

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.” 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 gospel - the pearl of great price - should be willing to sacrifice all other things for this. Pearls are precious stones found in the shells of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:45-46

Matthew 13:45-46. Again, the kingdom of heaven That is, one that earnestly seeks for it; is like unto a merchant-man, who goes about from one city or country to another, seeking goodly, or beautiful pearls, or jewels. Thus the sacred writers often compare and prefer wisdom, or true religion, to costly jewels. See Job 28:15-19; Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11. Who, when he had found one pearl of great price Of an exceeding great value, sold all that he had and bought it As well... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:44-52

56. Hidden treasure; pearl; fishing net (Matthew 13:44-52)Two parables show that when people are convinced of the priceless and lasting value of the kingdom of God, they will make any sacrifice to enter it (Matthew 13:44-46). Yet those in the kingdom still live in a world where the righteous and the wicked exist together. Even among those who claim to be in the kingdom are the true and the false. These will be separated at the last judgment (Matthew 13:47-50).Jesus’ teachings are likened to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 13:44-46

Matthew 13:44-46. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure— These three following parables are proposed not so much to the multitude, as to the apostles particularly. The parable of the treasure which a man found hidden in a field, was designed to teach us, that some meet with the Gospel as it were by accident, and without seeking after it, agreeably to what the prophet Isaiah says, Isa 65:1 that God is found of them who seek him not. On the other hand, the parable of the merchant,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:46

46. Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it—The one pearl of great price, instead of being found by accident, as in the former case, is found by one whose business it is to seek for such, and who finds it just in the way of searching for such treasures. But in both cases the surpassing value of the treasure is alike recognized, and in both all is parted with for it. The Good and Bad Fish ( :-). The object of this brief parable is the same as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:1-53

C. Adaptations because of Israel’s rejection of Jesus 13:1-53"The die is cast. The religious leaders have openly declared their opposition to their Messiah. The people of Israel are amazed at the power of Jesus and His speech, but they fail to recognize Him as their King. Not seeing the Messiahship of Jesus in His words and works, they have separated the fruit from the tree. Because of this opposition and spiritual apathy, the King adapts His teaching method and the doctrine concerning the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:45-46

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:46

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:45-46

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:45-46

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:44-52

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 13:44-46

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:46

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 13:1-53

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