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"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
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When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind [of fish],
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and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good [fish] into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.