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 entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep?

When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.

and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

I am

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

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

For the Son of man came 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.

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, 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.

Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

General references

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