Pearl
A precious gem that Jesus used to illustrate the supreme value of the kingdom of God. In Matthew 13:45-46, 'the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.' The parable teaches that the kingdom is worth any sacrifice to obtain. Matthew 7:6 warns, 'Do not throw your pearls to pigs' — a metaphor for offering sacred things to those who cannot appreciate them. Revelation 21:21 describes the gates of the New Jerusalem as twelve enormous pearls, each gate formed from a single pearl, symbolizing the beauty and preciousness of entrance into God's eternal city.
Verses about Pearl
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Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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Matthieu 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend…
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Matthieu 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
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Matthieu 13:46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
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1 Timothée 2:9
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or c…
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Apocalypse 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of …
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Apocalypse 18:12
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and …
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Apocalypse 18:16
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pear…
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Apocalypse 21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.