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NASB | Matthew 13:46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 13:46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. |
Subject: What Value the Word |
Bible Note: I have a friend who collects old Bibles. I'll never forget one Bible in particular that he showed me. It was a French Bible whose owner had died in the fifteen-seventies. This Bible was remarkable because it was stained with blood. Apparently, it was a common practice of the soldiers to press the Bibles of their enemies into their blood after it was spilled. (I don't really know or understand why this was done, especially since most often the Bibles were gathered and burned.) According to my friend, this Bible had escaped destruction. Of course, it is hard to know if the story of this Bible was genuine. But you can't imagine the sense of holding such a Bible. Just think! The Bible in my hand was once so prized by a man, that he was willing to die for it. Lord, help me never to underestimate the value of my great heritage. Help me to take advantage of the freedom I now enjoy to study Your Word, and to know you better. To paraphrase a famous American, "It would be a strange thing indeed if such freedom cost anything then less than blood." |
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