"It is the parable of the only thing worth seeking, but which is also possible to find. And the merchant responds to the request for the pearl by selling everything, without thinking twice. In this way, he shows himself worthy of it."
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Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian byGiuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, pp. 65-66. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8.
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