02/2003
A Prayer 
of Jesus  
I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will
ON TREASURE
Here are collected the utterances of Jesus that incorporate the NT Greek word for treasure  in its various forms. These words are, respectively, thesaurizo (to treasure up) and thesauros (treasury, treasure). The definitions, as given by Thayer1 are:

thesaurizo 1) to gather and lay up, to heap up, to keep in store, to store up, reserve.

thesauros   1) the place in which goods and precious things are collected and laid up; a casket, coffer, or other receptacle, in which valuaables are kept; storehouse, repository, magazine.  
2) the things laid up in a treasury; collected treasures.

The corresponding English word is colored in purple where it occurs in the English text below.
1. Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, by Joseph H. Thayer
Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.
P. O. Box 3473
Peabody, Massachusetts 01961-3473
First Printing, June 1996
WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS . . .

Matt.6

[19] Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,
[20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.
[21] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Luke.12



[33] Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
[34] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

THE PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL
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Luke.12

[13] One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."
[14] But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?"
[15] And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
[16] And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
[17] and he thought to himself, `What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'
[18] And he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
[19] And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'
[20] But God said to him, `Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
[21] So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
THE GOOD AND EVIL TREES

Matt.12

[33] Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.


[34] You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
[35] The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

[36] I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;
[37] for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
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Luke.6

[43] For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;
[44] for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.



[45] The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
THE HIDDEN TREASURE, THE PEARL
AND THE HOUSEHOLDER

Matt.13

[44] The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
[45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
[46] who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

[51] Have you understood all this? They said to him, "Yes."
[52] And he said to them, Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.
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THE RICH YOUNG MAN

Matt.19

[16] And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?"

[17] And he said to him, Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.
[18] He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
[19] Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
[20] The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?"
[21] Jesus said to him, If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

[22] When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
[23] And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark.10

[17] And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
[18] And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.


[19] You know the commandments: `Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.



[20] And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
[21] And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
[22] At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
[23] And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
[24] And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Luke.18

[18] And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"


[19] And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.


[20] You know the commandments: `Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.



[21] And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth."

[22] And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
[23] But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich.

[24] Jesus looking at him said, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
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