Matthew 13:44-46

Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven

13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 13:46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.

Hebrews 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ¹  firm until the end.

Hebrews 3:1

Jesus and Moses

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, ²  partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, ³ 

Hebrews 1:3

1:3 The Son is ⁴  the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, ⁵  and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. ⁶ 

¹ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

³ tn Grk “of our confession.”

⁴ tn Grk “who being…and sustaining.” Heb 1:1-4 form one skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments to correspond to contemporary English usage, which does not allow for sentences of this length and complexity.

⁵ tn Grk “by the word of his power.”

⁶ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1, quoted often in Hebrews.