Matthew 13:46 Cross References

Matthew 13:46

46: When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

Just think! Though I did nothing to deserve it, and though I am the least deserving Christian there is, I was chosen for this special joy of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

Then Peter began to mention all that he and the other disciples had left behind. "We've given up everything to follow you," he said.
And Jesus replied, "I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,
will receive now in return, a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--with persecutions. And in the world to come they will have eternal life.
But many who seem to be important now will be the least important then, and those who are considered least here will be the greatest then. "

Peter said, "We have left our homes and followed you."
"Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you, everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
will be repaid many times over in this life, as well as receiving eternal life in the world to come."

As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world died long ago, and the world's interest in me is also long dead.

But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field--and to get the treasure, too!

So don't take pride in following a particular leader. Everything belongs to you:
Paul and Apollos and Peter; the whole world and life and death; the present and the future. Everything belongs to you,
and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
So whoever has God's Son has life; whoever does not have his Son does not have life.

In that day he will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.

The twelve gates were made of pearls--each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.

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