John 10:10

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John 10:10

A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

John 12:47

If anyone hears My words and doesn’t keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

John 3:17

For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might 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 of this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

John 10:1

“I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

1 Timothy 1:15

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them.

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—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 are making it a den of thieves!”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.

Mark 11:17

Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

2 Peter 1:11

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

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

Isaiah 56:11

These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.

Ezekiel 34:2-4

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

Hosea 7:1

when I heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim and the crimes of Samaria
will be exposed.
For they practice fraud;
a thief breaks in;
a raiding party pillages outside.

Matthew 18:10

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

John 12:6

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

Romans 2:21

you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?

Romans 5:13-21

In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.

Hebrews 6:17

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

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Summary

John 10:10

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

“I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.

when I heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim and the crimes of Samaria
will be exposed.
For they practice fraud;
a thief breaks in;
a raiding party pillages outside.

And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer.

But you are making it a den of thieves!”

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house

will be called a house of prayer

for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?

I am

For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

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

If anyone hears My words and doesn’t keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them.

More abundantly

In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

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

General references

[For the Son of Man has come to save the lost.]