Simile est regnum caelorum homini negotiatori

General information

This is Jesus' parable of "The pearl of great price" of Matthew chapter 13.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Jacob Handl — Simile est regnum coelorum  Latin SAATB
• Nobuaki Izawa — Simile est regnum  Latin SATB
• Jacobus Vaet — Simile est regnum coelorum  Latin STTTB

Text and translations

Latin text Simile est regnum caelorum homini negotiatori, quaerenti bonas margaritas: inventa una pretiosa margarita, dedit omnia sua, et comparavit eam.

English translation The kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way and sold all that he had and bought it.