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

2 Peter 2:1

I am

1 Timothy 1:15

More abundantly

General references

Matthew 18:11

Bible References

Thief

"In most solemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.

The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.

"It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."

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And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."

you then who teach your fellow man, do you refuse to teach yourself? You who cry out against stealing, are you yourself a thief?

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.

I am

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

For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world."

And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

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just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.

More abundantly

For prior to the Law sin was already in the world; only it is not entered in the account against us when no Law exists.

In the same way, since it was God's desire to display more convincingly to the heirs of the promise how unchangeable His purpose was,

Hence too He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, seeing that He ever lives to plead for them.

And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you.

General references

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