Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. The pearl of great price parable is the sixth: a merchant searching for fine pearls finds one of extraordinary value. The searching merchant and the stumbling man (verse 44) represent two ways of encountering the kingdom: the man was not looking for treasure but found it; the merchant was actively searching and found what he had been looking for.

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