Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
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Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
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Genesis 30:14
Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.
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2 Chronicles 25:9
Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.
Psalms 84:11
The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.
Proverbs 3:9
Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
Proverbs 3:10
So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.
Malachi 3:10
Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.
Mark 10:30
Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.
Luke 18:30
Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:
2 Corinthians 9:9
As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.
2 Corinthians 9:10
And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;
2 Corinthians 9:11
Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.
1 Timothy 6:6
But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
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Psalms 4:6
There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.
Psalms 4:7
Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
Psalms 39:6
Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
Psalms 39:7
And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.
Ecclesiastes 2:2
Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.
Ecclesiastes 2:4
I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.
Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made myself gardens and fruit gardens, planting in them fruit-trees of all sorts.
Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made pools to give water for the woods with their young trees.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
Ecclesiastes 2:8
I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men--girls of all sorts to be my brides.
Ecclesiastes 2:9
And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:10
And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.
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Psalms 40:16
Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.
Psalms 119:81
CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.
Psalms 119:123
My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
Psalms 119:166
Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.
Psalms 119:167
My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.
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Psalms 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:13
As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.
Song of Solomon 5:9
What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us?
Song of Solomon 5:10
My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.
Song of Solomon 5:13
His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Song of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Haggai 2:7
And I will make a shaking of all the nations, and the desired things of all nations will come: and I will make this house full of my glory, says the Lord of armies.
John 6:68
Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
Philippians 3:10
That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;
1 Peter 1:8
To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
1 Peter 2:7
And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;
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Proverbs 31:10
Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
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Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
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Proverbs 2:4
If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
Proverbs 8:18
Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
Proverbs 8:20
I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
Ecclesiastes 7:12
Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
Jeremiah 15:16
But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
Matthew 16:26
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 22:5
But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:
Matthew 25:9
But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.
John 7:17
If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
Hebrews 3:14
For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
1 John 1:3
We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
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Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
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Song of Solomon 3:4
I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.
Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as the most delicate gold; his hair is thick, and black as a raven.
Song of Solomon 5:12
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires.
Song of Solomon 5:15
His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree.
John 1:45
Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 4:42
And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
John 6:69
And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.
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Song of Solomon 7:13
The mandrakes give out a sweet smell, and at our doors are all sorts of good fruits, new and old, which I have kept for my loved one.
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Isaiah 65:1
I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.
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Matthew 8:2
And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
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Matthew 13:1
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.
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Matthew 13:28
And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?
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Matthew 13:32
Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.
Mark 4:30
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
Luke 13:18
Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
Luke 13:20
And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
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Matthew 13:36
Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
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Matthew 18:23
For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
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Jeremiah 32:44
Men will get fields for money, and put the business in writing, stamping the papers and having them witnessed, in the land of Benjamin and in the country round Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill-country and in the towns of the lowland and in the towns of the South: for I will let their fate be changed, says the Lord.
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
Mark 10:21
And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
Luke 16:9
And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.
Luke 18:23
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
Acts 2:45
And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
Acts 4:34
And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,
Acts 4:35
And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.
Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,
Acts 4:37
Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.
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Mark 8:25
Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.
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Acts 2:37
Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
Acts 2:41
Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.
Acts 8:6
And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.
Acts 8:7
For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.
Acts 8:8
And there was much joy in that town.
Acts 13:48
And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.
Acts 16:31
And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
Acts 16:32
And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
Acts 16:33
And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.
Acts 16:34
And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.
Galatians 4:14
And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;
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Acts 9:43
And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.
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Romans 7:14
For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.
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Psalms 119:14
I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
Psalms 119:162
I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
Mark 8:36
What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
Luke 10:42
Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
Romans 8:17
And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.
2 Corinthians 6:10
As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
Colossians 3:11
Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
1 John 3:1
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
Revelation 2:9
I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 3:18
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
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Galatians 4:15
Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.
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1 Peter 1:23
Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
1 Peter 1:24
For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:
1 Peter 1:25
But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.
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Daniel 2:44
And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Acts 20:25
And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
Acts 28:31
Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
Colossians 1:13
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:
2 Thessalonians 1:5
Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;
2 Peter 1:11
For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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Revelation 18:13
And sweet-smelling plants, and perfumes, and wine, and oil, and well crushed grain, and cattle and sheep; and horses and carriages and servants; and souls of men.
Revelation 18:14
And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all things delicate and shining have come to an end and will never again be seen.
Revelation 18:15
The traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;
Revelation 18:16
Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!
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Revelation 21:12
She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
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