44 The kingdom of heaven is like this. Something worth a lot of money is buried in a field. A man found it and covered it again. He was so glad that he went and sold everything he had. Then he bought that field.
45 The kingdom of heaven is like this. A trader was looking for fine stones called pearls.
46 He found a pearl that was worth a lot of money. Then he went and sold everything he had and bought it.