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Mat 13:44. Θησαυρῷ, treasure, store) Not of corn,[638] but of gold, gems, etc.-κεκρυμμένῳ-ἔκρυψε, hidden-he hid) It had escaped the notice of him who found it; then, when he found it, he concealed it from others. He hid it in the same field in which he found it. Such are the earnestness and prudence of the saints; see Pro 7:1. They find the things which are hidden; they hide them when found. The finding the treasure does not presuppose the seeking for it, as in the case of the pearls, which are found by diligent search.-χαρᾶς, for joy) Spiritual joy is an incentive to deny the world.-αὐτοῦ, of it) i.e. the treasure; or else it is an adverb.[639]-ὑπάγει, departeth) In the present tense, as πωλεῖ, he sells-ἀγοράζει, he buys. In Mat 13:46, the preterite is put. The state follows the act.[640]
[638] Cf. Jer 41:8.-B. G. V.
[639] Meaning “THERE.” In which case, instead of “for joy THEREOF,” the passage would be rendered “for the joy which he has found or stored up THERE, sc. in the field.”-(I. B.)
[640] Τὁν ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον, that field) with the treasure. If thou art influenced by the desire of true gain, follow this parable.-V. g.