Thematic Bible: Theft


Thematic Bible



I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath." Verse ConceptsBeautifulCriminalsCoveting, prohibition ofBad Decision Making ExamplesGreed, Condemnation OfLove, Abuse OfRobesSelf IndulgenceTemptation, Universality OfTreasureVisionCovetousness, Results InCovetousness, Example OfBeauty, In ArtefactsConcealment, Of SinAllurements Of SinYielding To TemptationThings UnderOuter GarmentsFine ClothesSpecific Sums Of Money

I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath." Verse ConceptsBeautifulCriminalsCoveting, prohibition ofBad Decision Making ExamplesGreed, Condemnation OfLove, Abuse OfRobesSelf IndulgenceTemptation, Universality OfTreasureVisionCovetousness, Results InCovetousness, Example OfBeauty, In ArtefactsConcealment, Of SinAllurements Of SinYielding To TemptationThings UnderOuter GarmentsFine ClothesSpecific Sums Of Money

"Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, Verse ConceptsAdulterersAdultery, DefinedMurderSanctity Of LifeWitnesses, FalseAvoid AdulteryDo Not MurderDo Not StealEighth Commandment

Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself."






Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there, saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

Then they came to Jerusalem. Jesus entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!"

Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables. So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. read more.
To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!"


All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. Verse ConceptsListeningStealingPeople Going Beforethieves

So I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me. Verse ConceptsFalse Prophets DenouncedDo Not Stealplagiarism

"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Church LeaderShepherds, As OccupationsStealingChrist, Names ForSheepfoldsChrist Telling The TruthTruly Trulythievesjumping




The one who robs his father and mother and says, "There is no transgression," is a companion to the one who destroys. Verse ConceptsChildren, UngratefulNo SinmomsDadsMothers And SonsParents Being Wrongthievescheaters

My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. read more.
We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal." My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood. Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird, but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives! Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

"Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDeath penaltyKidnappingStealingDeath Penalty For ViolencePeople Possessing Other ThingsDeath Of A Family Member

For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself." Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response ToMurderSanctity Of LifeStealingCovetousness, Nature ofAcceptance, Of One AnotherConcisenessAvoid AdulteryDo Not MurderDo Not StealLove Your Neighbour!Eighth CommandmentLoving Yourself



People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry. Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses: "When a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen, or has found something lost and denies it and swears falsely concerning any one of the things that someone might do to sin -- read more.
when it happens that he sins and he is found guilty, then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust, or the lost thing that he had found, or anything about which he swears falsely. He must restore it in full and add one fifth to it; he must give it to its owner when he is found guilty.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. Verse ConceptsFraudEvildoersBusybodiesMeddlingDo Not MurderMinding Your Own Businessthieves


The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice. Verse ConceptsAliens, God's AttitudeExtortion, Examples OfAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstOppression, Nature OfOutsidersUnkindnessOppression, Examples OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToOppressing ForeignersOppressorsNot Helping The Poor

So I have poured my anger on them, and destroyed them with the fire of my fury. I hereby repay them for what they have done, declares the sovereign Lord." Verse ConceptsMan's WaysFire Of God's AngerGod Makes Evil Rebound

When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinConnivanceEvil AssociationsComplicityThose Who Committed Adulterythieves

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you! Verse ConceptsRebukeSilenceSecurity, FalseInfidelity To GodGod Being SilentThe Same As GodGod Requite Them!Thoughtsaccusations


But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Verse ConceptsInsectsAffluenceSpiritual InvestmentRiches, SpiritualStoringTreasureSpiritual TreasuresMothsStoring Treasure On EarthBelonging To HeavenTreasure In Heaven

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. Verse ConceptsAdulterersBaal Worship, HistoryBaal Worship, Nature OfUnknown GodsSwearing Oaths FalselyDifferent GodsAvoid AdulteryDo Not StealJudged As MurderersThose Who Committed Adulteryadultry

There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed. Verse ConceptsAdulterersDebaucheryStealingCrude LanguageNot Swearing OathsThose Who Committed AdulterySwearingadultry

Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief. Verse ConceptsMurderNightRising EarlySecret SinsNot Helping The Poor

"If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed! Verse ConceptsPeople Destroying Foreign NationsLuciferthieves

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans. Verse ConceptsFraudThe NeedyPlunderingHuntingOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoor, Oppression OfExtortionNo JusticeNot Helping WidowsHelping The Pooroppression


thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAlcohol AbuseAddictionAlcoholicsCovetousnessDrunkennessInheritanceGreedthievescheatersdrunkards

Furthermore, they did not repent of their murders, of their magic spells, of their sexual immorality, or of their stealing. Verse ConceptsChastityImmorality, Nature Of SexualDebaucheryMagiciansThey Committed ImmoralitySorcerySexual ImmoralitySexual PurityDrugsmagicwitches

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, "We are safe!" You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!


You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known. Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, "We are safe!" You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk. Verse ConceptsStealingWitnesses, LegalComplicityNot Maintaining Lifethievespartnership

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk. Verse ConceptsStealingWitnesses, LegalComplicityNot Maintaining Lifethievespartnership

While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father. Verse ConceptsCriminalsHousehold GodsSheepStealingSuffering, Causes OfSheep ShearingRobbing Gods

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right. Verse ConceptsFreedom From Violence


Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets. Verse ConceptsBeing AshamedStealingthieves

"If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox, and four sheep for the one sheep. "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him. If the sun has risen on him, then there is blood guilt for him. A thief must surely make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he will be sold for his theft. read more.
If the stolen item should in fact be found alive in his possession, whether it be an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he must pay back double. "If a man grazes his livestock in a field or a vineyard, and he lets the livestock loose and they graze in the field of another man, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. "If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or standing grain or the whole field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution. "If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man's house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double. If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor's goods.


These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person." Verse ConceptsSexual Sin, Nature OfPeople UnwashedDefilement

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law. Verse ConceptsForgetting GodRopesCords


I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath." Verse ConceptsBeautifulCriminalsCoveting, prohibition ofBad Decision Making ExamplesGreed, Condemnation OfLove, Abuse OfRobesSelf IndulgenceTemptation, Universality OfTreasureVisionCovetousness, Results InCovetousness, Example OfBeauty, In ArtefactsConcealment, Of SinAllurements Of SinYielding To TemptationThings UnderOuter GarmentsFine ClothesSpecific Sums Of Money

He said to his mother, "You know the eleven hundred pieces of silver which were stolen from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole it, but now I am giving it back to you." His mother said, "May the Lord reward you, my son!" Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfUnder The BanMay God Bless!Money Blessingsmums

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow. Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows

When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinConnivanceEvil AssociationsComplicityThose Who Committed Adulterythieves

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites! For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit against the people of Israel. For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God. There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed. Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed. Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

"They do not know how to do what is right." (The Lord is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses. Verse ConceptsHoardingSpiritual IgnoranceMisersPursuing ViolenceNo JusticeStoring Other ThingsDoing The Right Thing

The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes! Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesRoadsCorrupt PriestsLeaders Sinning

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands. Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

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