Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I've come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
A Conservative Version
The thief comes not, except that he might steal and kill and destroy. I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.
American Standard Version
The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that people could have life to its fullest.
Anderson New Testament
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance.
Common New Testament
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the thief comes only to steal, to kill, and destroy: but I am come that they might have life, and have it with all its advantages.
Darby Translation
The thief comes not but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.
Godbey New Testament
The thief does not come, but that he may steal, and slay, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.
Goodspeed New Testament
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come to let them have life, and to let them have it in abundance.
John Wesley New Testament
The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it abundantly.
Julia Smith Translation
The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.
King James 2000
The thief comes not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The thief {comes only} so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have [it] abundantly.
Modern King James verseion
The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The thief cometh not but for to steal and kill, and destroy. I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.
Moffatt New Testament
The thief only comes to steal, to slay, and to destroy: I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.
Montgomery New Testament
"The thief never comes except to steal and kill and destroy. I am come that they may have life, and may have it in abundance.
NET Bible
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
New Heart English Bible
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Noyes New Testament
The thief cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy; I came that they might have life, and have abundance.
Sawyer New Testament
The thief comes not, except to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
The Emphasized Bible
The thief, cometh not, save that he may thieve and slay and destroy: I, came, that, life, they might have, and, above measure, might have.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The thief cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The thief comes only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in greater fullness.
Webster
The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Weymouth New Testament
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in abundance.
Williams New Testament
A thief does not come for any purpose but to steal and kill and destroy; I have come for people to have life and have it till it overflows.
World English Bible
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Worrell New Testament
The thief comes not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came, that they may have life, and that they may have it abundantly.
Worsley New Testament
The thief cometh only to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and may have it in perfection.
Youngs Literal Translation
The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Themes
Abundance, spiritual » Abundant joys » Abundant life
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mission of
Christ » Life, the » Abundant life
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches people (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The good shepherd
Life » Jesus Christ giving life
Christ the Life » Abundant life
Love » God the father and jesus Christ loving each other
Sheep » Figurative » Of the righteous
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the people of Christ
Shepherd » Figurative » Of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant life
Theft » Illustrates the guilt of false teachers
Topics
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 10:10
Devotionals containing John 10:10
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 10:10
Images John 10:10
Prayers for John 10:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus As The Good Shepherd
9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food. 10 The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure. 11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
Names
Cross References
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
John 12:47
And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.
John 3:17
God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
John 6:33
The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
John 6:51
I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.
John 10:1
Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
Matthew 21:13
And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Mark 11:17
And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.
Hebrews 7:25
So that he is fully able to be the saviour of all who come to God through him, because he is ever living to make prayer to God for them.
2 Peter 1:11
For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly, and they themselves will be the cause of it.
Isaiah 56:11
Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
Ezekiel 34:2-4
Son of man, be a prophet against the keepers of the flock of Israel, and say to them, O keepers of the sheep! this is the word of the Lord: A curse is on the keepers of the flock of Israel who take the food for themselves! is it not right for the keepers to give the food to the sheep?
Hosea 7:1
When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.
Matthew 18:10
Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
John 12:6
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
Romans 2:21
You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?
Romans 5:13-21
Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.
Hebrews 6:17
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;