Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)
Matthew 13:44-53
Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net.
Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net.
Verse 44. _THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A_ _field_] θησαυρω κεκρυμμενω, _to a hidden treasure_. We are not to imagine that the _treasure_ here mentioned, and to which the Gospel...
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - The gospel. The new dispensation. The offer of eternal life. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. The Saviour in this parable compares that kingdom to treasure hid in a field; that is...
II. THE REJECTED KINGDOM AND THE REJECTED KING. CHAPTER S 13-28. 1. The King at the Seaside. The Mysteries of the Kingdom. CHAPTER 13 1. The King at the Seaside. (Matthew 13:1 .) 2. The Parable of...
FURTHER PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM. The treasure and the pearl (Matthew 13:44) are one, and have one point everything must be sacrificed for the highest good, the Kingdom. This urgent, intense wholeheart...
II. THE VALUE OF THE KINGDOM. 44. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO. TREASURE HIDDEN IN THE FIELD. Of inestimable value, though that value is lost sight of by the world. The people of Palestine, ev...
MANY THINGS IN PARABLES (Matthew 13:1-58) Matthew 13:1-58 is a very important chapter in the pattern of the gospel. (i) It shows a definite turning-point in the ministry of Jesus. At the beginning of...
AGAIN. This word marks and links together the last three parables. See the Structure, p. 1336 (App-145), and note on "another", Matthew 13:24. HID. lying hidden. Compare Matthew 13:33 and Matthew 13:...
The Parable of the Hid Treasure, in this Gospel only In ancient times, and in an unsettled country like Palestine, where there were no banks, in the modern sense, it was a common practice to conceal...
THE PARABLE OF THE HID TREASURE, in this Gospel only. In ancient times, and in an unsettled country like Palestine, where there were no banks, in the modern sense, it was a common practice to conceal...
VER 44. "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 ALL THAT HE HATH, AND BUYETH THAT FIELD....
_THE PARABLES OF PRECIOUS THINGS MATTHEW 13:44-46:_ In Jesus' day the safest place to keep treasures was buried. That idea led to the parable of treasure hidden in a field. The man that found the trea...
ΘΗΣΑΥΡΩ _dat. sing. от_ ΘΗΣΑΥΡΌΣ (G2344) сокровище, клад. _Dat._ с _adj._ ΚΕΚΡΥΜΜΈΝΩ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΚΡΎΠΤΩ (G2928) прятать. Было принято зарывать ценности в землю, особенно в беспокойные врем...
DISCOURSE: 1364 THE HIDDEN TREASURE Matthew 13:44. _The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in afield; the which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all t...
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 particularly. The parable of the _treasure_ which a man...
D. THE INESTIMABLE VALUE OF THE KINGDOM: THE PRICE OF TRUTH 1. THE PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE TEXT: 13:44 44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found...
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 all that he hath, and buyeth that field. AGAIN,...
37 The history of the kingdom proclamation in Acts and what is predicted the circumcision epistles and the Unveiling fully bears out our Lord's forecast. There were the seven sons of Sceva (Act_19:15)...
13:44 field, (g-13) 'The field,' as contrasted with the city or town. it (h-26) Or 'because of his joy.'...
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 subject of personal religion. Their teaching is that...
TREASURE] Christ Himself and all that Christ brings with Him to the believing soul. AFIELD] the outward forms of Christianity, as distinguished from their spirit. HE HIDETH] i.e. throws the earth over...
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. Matthew gives us a group of seven, the first four of whic...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 13 STORIES ABOUT WHERE GOD RULES 13:1-52 Matthew wrote down a lot of the things that Jesus taught. This chapter is the third section...
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A FIELD. — Probably no parable in the whole series came more home to the imagination of the disciples than this. Every village had its story of men w...
CHAPTER 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements and mortifi...
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 know God's truth. Some happen on it suddenly. They are...
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 spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its exp...
(7) 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 all that he hath, and buyeth that field. (7) F...
_Like unto a treasure. This hidden treasure is the gospel of Christ, which conducts to the kingdom of heaven. Thus he who by the knowledge which the gospel affords, has found the kingdom of heaven, sh...
CHAPTER 27 THE LEAVEN Matthew 13:33. _“He spake another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until all were leav...
"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 all that he hath, and buyeth that field. (45) Agai...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_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.’ Matthew 13:44 The two parables should be taken togethe...
The first two of these parables are intended to instruct believers to prefer _the Kingdom of heaven _to the whole world, and therefore to deny themselves and all the desires of the flesh, that nothing...
The Lord was no longer seeking fruit in His vine. It had been requisite according to God's relations with Israel that He should seek this fruit; but His true service, He well knew, was to bring that w...
AGAIN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE,.... By which is meant, not eternal life, the incorruptible inheritance, riches of glory, treasure in heaven; nor Christ, in whom are hid all the trea...
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 all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Ver. 44....
_Again_ The three following parables were proposed, not to the multitude, but peculiarly to the apostles: the two former of them relate to those who receive the gospel; the third, both to those who re...
BUYETH THAT FIELD; that, by obtaining possession of the field, he may obtain possession of the treasure in it. He who rightly estimates the value of his soul, will make its salvation his chief concern...
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 Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typi...
44-52 Here are four parables. 1. That of the treasure hid in the field. Many slight the gospel, because they look only upon the surface of the field. But all who search the Scriptures, so as in them...
Whatsoever belongeth to the kingdom of God, whether the word, which is called _the word of the kingdom, _ or the grace and favour of God, which he by me dispenses out under the administration of the g...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV ). For Christ is the treasure which was hid in the field,[352] Address of Tatian to the Greeks For we know that the nature of wickedness is like that of the smalle...
Matthew 13:44 Again G3825 kingdom G932 heaven G3772 is G2076 (G5748) like G3664 treasure G2344 hidden G2928 ...
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 11:12) and that through Jesus' activities as the Servant of...
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. ANALYSIS. a Jesus speaks in parables not only for th...
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 unto --.' The first two are basically parallel pictures,...
“The kingly rule of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid, and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.” Here the Kingly Rule of Heaven...
INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The Evangelist has just represented our Lord in opposition to the Pharisees. (A few events probably intervened; see Luke 11-13.) Thus His claims as the Messiah came out more fully....
Matthew 13:44. A TREASURE HIDDEN IN THE FIELD. It is; possible, but not probable, that our Lord refers to some case of ‘treasure trove,' which had lately occurred. In his joy. Natural to those who fin...
These three parables relate mainly to human effort in the development of the kingdom of heaven. The last one corresponds to the second, while the fifth and sixth form a pair; the transition of thought...
AND HID (κα εκρυψεν). Not necessarily bad morality. "He may have hid it to prevent it being stolen, or to prevent himself from being anticipated in buying a field" (Plummer). But if it was a piece...
HID The interpretation of the parable of the treasure, which makes the buyer of the field to be a sinner who is seeking Christ, has no warrant in the parable itself. The field is defined (Matthew 13:...
Matthew 13:3 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many parables,...
Matthew 13:44 The Treasure Twice Hidden. I. How tender, how intelligent, how considerate, is Jesus Christ! How mercifully He recognizes what some, speaking in His name, make so light of the difficult...
Matthew 13:44 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 to its scarceness. Apply this test to religion. It is holi...
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:_ Jesus never sowed any other kind of seed. The truth wh...
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:_ He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it was u...
CONTENTS: Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. The sower, tares and wheat, grain of mustard seed, leaven, hid treasure, pearl, drag net. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The pr...
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 13:3. _He spake many things to them in parables._ On th...
IS LIKE A TREASURE HIDDEN. People then would bury things of value to keep them safe. This parable teaches the immense value of the message about the Kingdom [the Gospel]. One who finds this will give...
_Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field._ TREASURE 1. The Holy Scriptures contain an inestimable treasure-wisdom, grace, comfort, joy. 2. Many not aware of this. They are...
TREASURE TROVE The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field. Matthew 13:44. Not long since some of us were very much interested to read about the wonderful treasure that had bee...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 13:1 The Messianic Kingdom Revealed in Parables. This is the third of Jesus’ five major teachings (see Introduction: Key Themes). It is a collection of parables....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 13:44 TREASURE was often HIDDEN in fields for protection. BUYS THAT FIELD does not suggest earning one’s salvation. Rather, it emphasizes the supreme value of the
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 13:47. NET.—The reference is to the large drag-net or _seine_, [σαγήνη—hence _sagena_ (Vulgate) and English _sean_ or _seine_]. One end of the _seine_ is held on the shore, t...
EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter (Matthew 13:1). (1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as it would appear, at...
Now as we enter into the thirteenth chapter, we come into the area of the parables that deal with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. And in these we have more or less a key to all parables. And y...
1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Acts 2:44; Acts 4:32;...
The three following parables are proposed, not to the multitude, but peculiarly to the apostles: the two former of them relate to those who receive the Gospel; the third, both to those who receive, an...
By the treasure hid in the field, and the pearl of great price, are understood, Christ, the grace of the gospel, and the way to life and salvation therin discovered; he that is thoroughly convinced of...