Matthew 13:44

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 13:1-51

D. CHRIST MANIFESTS HIS ROYAL DIGNITY BY PRESENTING, IN SEVEN PARABLES, THE FOUDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIS KINGDOM THROUGH ALL ITS PHASES, FROM ITS BEGINNING TO ITS ENDMatthew 13:1-51(Parallels: Mark 4:1-20; Mark 4:30-34; Luke 8:4-15; Luke 13:18-21.)Contents:—The parable of the sower; or, first parable concerning the kingdom of heaven: Its institution by the Word. The teaching of Jesus concerning parables.—Second parable: the tares among the wheat; or, the seed of the Spirit and the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

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

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Matthew 13:44-46

Matthew TREASURE AND PEARL Mat_13:44 - Mat_13:46 . In this couple of parables, which are twins, and must be taken together, our Lord utilises two very familiar facts of old-world life, both of them arising from a similar cause. In the days when there were no banks and no limited liability companies, it was difficult for a man to know what to do with his little savings. In old times government meant oppression, and it was dangerous to seem to have any riches. In old days war stalked over the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

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

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 13:1-58

This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3 ). Its explanation was given to the disciples only (verses Mat 13:10-18 ). "The word of the Kingdom" is the seed (verse Mat 13:19 ). The result is dependent on the one who hears, and on how he hears. The second parable was spoken to the multitudes (verse Mat 13:34 ). Its explanation was given to the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 13:44-45

TREASURE AND MERCHANT-MAN‘The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field … is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls.’ Matthew 13:44-Romans : The two parables should be taken together. Two views of one subject:— I. Look at each separately.( a) The husbandman and the treasure. Tales of treasure found; unreal to us, real to the Orientalists then and now. Treasure buried at the flight of a man, he never coming back. Found perhaps years after. This the picture here. Describe... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:1-53

The Eight Parables of The Kingly Rule of Heaven (13:1-53). Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing forcefully (Matthew 11:12) and that through Jesus’ activities as the Servant of YHWH, operating in the power of the Spirit of God (Matthew 12:18-19), the Kingly Rule of God has come upon Israel (Matthew 12:28), Jesus now amplifies on it in a series of eight parables. The first four are spoken to the crowds, although the explanations are provided only to the disciples, the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:34-52

Jesus Speaks To His Disciples In Parables So That Their Eyes May Be Opened (13:34-52). This next part-section is also in the form of a chiasmus. Analysis. a Jesus speaks in parables not only for the sake of the crowds, but also for the sake of His disciples, so that their eyes may be opened to the lessons of the past (Matthew 13:34-35). b The explanation of the parable of the wheat and the darnel which leads up to the end of the age and the destiny of the unrighteous and the righteous... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:44

“The kingly rule of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid, and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.” Here the Kingly Rule of Heaven is likened to a treasure that a man stumbles across as he is working in a field. In the days when there were no safety deposits it was common practise to bury valuables in order to keep them safe (compare Matthew 25:25). And the burier might then often die, with the result that the treasure was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 13:44-46

Two Further Parables of the Kingly Rule of Heaven (13:44-46). Each of the next three parables commences with ‘the Kingly Rule of Heaven is like unto --.’ The first two are basically parallel pictures, but in the first case the man, who would seem to be relatively poor, comes across the treasure by accident, in the second the merchant, who is wealthy, comes across his precious pearl after a continual search. Both, however, give all that they have in order to obtain the Kingly Rule of Heaven.... read more

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