Matthew 13:45

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Albert 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 r...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Further Parables of the Kingdom. The treasure and the pearl ( Matthew 13:44-46 ) are one, and have one point everything must be sacrificed for the...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a merchant man . a man,. merchant. Compare Matthew 13:28 , "an enemy".
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1365 THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE Matthew 13:45-46 . The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant-man seeking goodly pearls: who, when h...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: A merchant man, seeking goodly pearls - A story very like this is fo...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 pa...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, see...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A Day of Parables 1-3a. Teaching by parables begun ( Mark 4:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). This chapter introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price (peculiar to St. Matthew). These two parables were addressed to the disciples in the house on the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. — Here again the illustration would commend itself to the thoughts of the fishermen of Galilee. Th...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1-58 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagi...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 sp...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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.’ Ma...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 45 46. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man ,.... This parable may be understood of Christ's seeking, finding, and purchasi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Ver. 45. The kingdom of heaven, &c. ] The wise merchant, bes...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 an...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house (typically Israe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Various Parables. 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 11:1...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 un...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Again, the kingly rule of heaven is like to a man who is a merchant seeking goodly pearls, and having found one pearl of great price, he went and so...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 13:47 . Net. —The reference is to the large drag-net or seine , [σαγήνη—hence sagena (Vulgate) and English sean or...
Scofield Reference Notes

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Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing th...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:44-46 It appears to me that there are four great tests of value. I. The first test of value is rarity. A thing is valuable according t...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 13:45-46 The true lessons of this parable are briefly these: I. It represents the experience, not of a careless or a profane man, who stu...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 13:24 . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: H...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 13:24 . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: J...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 13:2 . He went into a ship. A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew...
The Biblical Illustrator

Seeking goodly pearls. Parable of the pearl I. The soul seeking good. II. The soul seeking good will always want a better. III. The soul,...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter ( Matthew 13:1-40 ). (1) We have here a collect...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The kingdom of heaven — That is, one who earnestly seeks for it: in Matthew 13:47 it means, the Gospel preached, which is like a net gathering of...

⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Related Commentaries of Matthew 13:45

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 13:45