John 10:10
The thief {comes only} so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have [it] abundantly.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."
John 12:47
And if anyone hears my words and does not observe [them], I will not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world in order that he should judge the world, but in order that the world should be saved through him.
John 6:33
For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live {forever}. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
John 10:1
"Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place--that one is a thief and a robber.
1 Timothy 1:15
The saying [is] trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.
Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."
Matthew 21:13
And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"
Matthew 23:13
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.
Mark 11:17
And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore also he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, [because he] always lives in order to intercede on their behalf.
2 Peter 1:11
For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in {destructive heresies}, even denying the Master who bought them, [thus] bringing on themselves swift destruction.
Isaiah 56:11
And the dogs {have a greedy appetite}; they {are never satisfied}. And they are [the] shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their [own] way, each one for his [own] gain, {every one of them}.
Ezekiel 34:2-4
"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock?
Hosea 7:1
when I would heal Israel, and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samaria; because they deal [in] falsehood, [the] thief breaks in, [and the] bandit raids the outside.
Matthew 18:10
"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.
John 12:6
(Now he said this not because {he was concerned} about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into [it].)
Romans 2:21
Therefore, the one who teaches someone else, do you not teach yourself? The one who preaches not to steal, do you steal?
Romans 5:13-21
For until the law, sin was in the world, but sin is not charged to one's account [when there] is no law.
Hebrews 6:17
In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath,