The Parable of the Valuable Pearl

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 And when he[a] found one very valuable pearl, he went and[b] sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.

The Parable of the Dragnet

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish[c] of every kind,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:46 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 13:46 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 13:47 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation