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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
one: Proverbs 2:4, Isaiah 33:6, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 2:3, 1 John 5:11, 1 John 5:12, Revelation 21:21
went: Mark 10:28-31, Luke 18:28-30, Acts 20:24, Galatians 6:14
Reciprocal: Job 28:18 - pearls Psalms 40:16 - love Psalms 119:127 - I love Proverbs 23:23 - Buy
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 oysters, chiefly in the East Indies. See the notes at Matthew 7:6. 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 gospel 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.
