F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 13:44-50
Securing Treasure; Rejecting the Bad Matthew 13:44-50 The parables of treasure and pearl are a pair. They describe the various ways we come to know God’s truth. Some happen on it suddenly. They are pursuing the ordinary vocations of life when suddenly the ploughshare rings against a box of buried treasure. The husbandman is suddenly rich beyond his dreams. But in other cases religion is the result of diligent search. Man cannot be happy without God. He goes from philosophy to philosophy,... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 13:44-52
3. The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Parables, and Parabolical Close of this Section. Matthew 13:44-5244 Again,35 the kingdom of heaven is like unto [a] treasure hid in a [the, τῷ] field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth [which a man found, and concealed;], and for joy thereof [he] goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman [merchant],36 seeking 46goodly pearls: Who [And],37 when he had found one pearl of... read more