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Matthew 13:44-46 LITV
(44) Again, the kingdom of Heaven is compared to treasure being hidden in the field, which finding, a man hid; and for the joy of it, he goes and sells all things, as many as he has, and buys that field.
(45) Again, the kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man, a merchant seeking excellent pearls;
(46) who finding one very precious pearl, going away has sold all things, as many as he had, and bought it.
Matthew 13:44-46 ALT
(44) "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like treasure hid in the field, which a person having found hid, and as a result of his joy, he goes, and all, as much as he has, he sells, and buys that field.
(45) "Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a person, a merchant, seeking precious pearls,
(46) who having found one very valuable pearl, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he has, and bought it.
Matthew 13:44-46 BBE
(44) The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
(45) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
(46) And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation