John 10:10

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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

More abundantly

Bible References

Thief

"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.

(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].)

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}.

"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?

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.

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!"

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!"

Therefore, the one who teaches someone else, do you not teach yourself? The one who preaches not to steal, do you steal?

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.

I am

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.

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

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.

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."

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

The saying [is] trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

More abundantly

For until the law, sin was in the world, but sin is not charged to one's account [when there] is no law.

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,

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.

For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.