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Matthew 13:42-44
New English Translation
Matthew 13:42-44
New English Translation
42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace,[a] where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.[b] The one who has ears had better listen![c]
Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven
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.
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- Matthew 13:42 sn A quotation from Dan 3:6.
- Matthew 13:43 sn An allusion to Dan 12:3.
- Matthew 13:43 tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 11:15; 13:9; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8; 14:35).
Matthew 13:42-44
New International Version
Matthew 13:42-44
New International Version
42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(A) 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun(B) in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.(C)
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(D) treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(E)
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