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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.
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When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.
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When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.