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NASB | Matthew 13:45 ¶ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 13:45 ¶ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, |
Subject: Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) Pls Explain |
Bible Note: Hi Hoppy, ok lets look at it this way please. The King is the one that owns the Kingdom. We are sons of the kingdom and subject to the king. How can we have the idea that we can own something that belongs to the King. Jesus is our King, and owner of the Kingdom that He purchased with His Blood. And I'd like to point out please that the verse says [a] Man [singular] not [Man] which would be plural. I agree that the pearl and the treasure are parallels. But they are not something that we can by. We have nothing to by them with. And, the field is the world as told to us by Jesus, And God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son. Also Jesus interprets some of the parables, He indicates the Man is The Son of Man. Behold a sower, and the kingdom is like a man who sowed good seed, etc... He makes it pretty clear who the Man is. Matt 13:37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, Matt 13:38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom;" God bless. John |