Bible Verses About "What Is the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price"
The Pearl of Great Price is Jesus' parable about a merchant who sold everything to buy one supremely valuable pearl — a picture of the worth of God's kingdom.
The Pearl of Great Price is Jesus' parable about a merchant who sold everything to buy one supremely valuable pearl — a picture of the worth of God's kingdom.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." — Matthew 13:45-46 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
"Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ."
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