John 10:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Thief

I am

1 Timothy 1:15

More abundantly

General references

Matthew 18:11

Bible References

Thief

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.

Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his own quarter.

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus says the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief comes in, and bands of robbers plunder outside.

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater condemnation.

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but you have made it a den of thieves.

You therefore who teach another, can you not teach yourself? you that preach a man should not steal, do you steal?

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who shall secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

I am

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life unto the world.

And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

More abundantly

(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

So God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Therefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.

For so an entrance shall be provided unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

General references

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.