Thematic Bible: Theft
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Covetousness » Natural fruits of » Theft
When I saw among the spoils a quality Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. I hid them in the earth in the middle of my tent.
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Covetousness » Leads to » Theft
When I saw among the spoils a quality Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. I hid them in the earth in the middle of my tent.
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Theft » Not stealing
The man replied: Which law? And Jesus said: Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false witness,
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Owe no man any thing but to love one another. He that loves another has fulfilled (obeyed) the law. For the Law code says: You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, and you must not covet. If there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying; namely, you must love your neighbor as yourself.
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate.
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He that steals must steal no more. Let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to someone in need.
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Do not steal. Do not deal falsely. Do not lie to one another.
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Do not steal.
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Do not steal.
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Theft » Who made the house of the lord a den of thieves
Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were trading there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those trading in doves. He told them: It is written, 'My house is to be named a house of prayer,' but you are making it a hiding place of thieves.
Jesus entered the temple and drove out the merchants. He said: It is written my house shall be a house of prayer. You have made it a den of robbers.
When in Jerusalem he entered the temple and turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the people who sold doves. He would not allow any man to carry merchandise through the temple. When he taught, he said: Is it not written, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.
The Passover of the Jews was at hand and Jesus went to Jerusalem. He found the merchants who sold oxen, sheep and doves. The moneychangers were sitting nearby. He made a whip of cords, and chased them all out of the temple, including the sheep and the oxen. He poured out the coins of the moneychangers and overturned the tables. read more.
He told those who sold doves: Take these things away. Do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.
He told those who sold doves: Take these things away. Do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.
Theft » Illustrates the guilt of false teachers
The thief comes to steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
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Thieves and robbers came in place of me but the sheep did not listen to them.
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I am against those prophets who take each other's words and proclaim them as my message.
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Truly I tell you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs up some other way is a thief and a robber.
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Theft » Includes fraud concerning wages
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
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Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts.
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Do not oppress your neighbor and do not rob him. Do not fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.
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Theft » Thieves
Whoever robs his father or mother, and says: It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a man who destroys.
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My son, if sinners tempt you do not consent. If they say: Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them alive and whole just as the grave does, and just as the dead go into the pit. read more.
We will find precious material possessions and we fill our houses with plunder. Throw in with us. Let us all have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your food from their path! For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. They lie in wait for their own blood (murder). They set an ambush for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust dishonest gain. Greed takes away the life of its owner.
We will find precious material possessions and we fill our houses with plunder. Throw in with us. Let us all have one purse. My son, do not walk in the way with them. Withhold your food from their path! For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood. Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. They lie in wait for their own blood (murder). They set an ambush for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust dishonest gain. Greed takes away the life of its owner.
Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death regardless of whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.
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Theft » Forbidden
For the Law code says: You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, and you must not covet. If there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying; namely, you must love your neighbor as yourself.
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You know the commandments, do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.
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Do not steal.
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Theft » Restoring what you stole
Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving. But if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold. He must give everything in his house.
Jehovah gave the following regulations to Moses: If any of you sin against Jehovah by failing to do your duty, if you lie to your neighbor about something you were supposed to take care of or if you lie about something stolen or seized from your neighbor, you are sinning and will be guilty. If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this, read more.
you have sinned and are guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found, or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering.
you have sinned and are guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found, or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering.
Theft » Saints » Warned against
Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's business.
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He that steals must steal no more. Let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to someone in need.
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Theft » Brings the wrath of God upon those who commit it
The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.'
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Therefore I have poured out my indignation on them! I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath (intense anger). / Their way I have brought upon their heads,' declares the Lord Jehovah.
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Theft » They who connive at » Shall be reproved of God
When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.
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When you did these things, I remained silent. That made you think I was like you. I will argue my point with you and lay it all out for you to see.
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Theft » Heavenly treasure secure from
Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make yourselves purses that do not get old, a treasure in heaven where moth and rest cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.
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Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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Theft » Connected with murder
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known?
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They do nothing but swear, deceive, kill, steal and commit adultery! There is violence and bloodshed in the land.
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Theft » The wicked » Commit, under shelter of the night
The murderer rises at dusk to kill the poor and needy, and in the night is like a thief.
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If thieves and robbers came to you by night you would be destroyed. Would they steel only till they had enough? If grape-gatherers came to you, would they leave some grapes for gleaning?
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Theft » Woe denounced against
They deprive the poor of justice. They take away the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and rob orphans.
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Woe to the bloody city! It is full of lies and robbery! The prey does not leave.
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Theft » Excludes from heaven
nor thieves, nor covetous (greedy), nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Theft » The wicked » Repent not of
Neither did they repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
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Theft » The wicked » Plead excuses for
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known? Then come and stand before me in this house. It is called by my name. You say, 'We are safe to do all these abominations.'
Theft » Includes fraud in general
Do not oppress your neighbor and do not rob him. Do not fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.
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Theft » Is an abomination
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known? Then come and stand before me in this house. It is called by my name. You say, 'We are safe to do all these abominations.'
Theft » They who connive at » Hate their own souls
The partner of a thief hates his life. He hears the oath but tells nothing.
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Theft » Those that partner with thieves
The partner of a thief hates his life. He hears the oath but tells nothing.
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Theft » Exemplified » Rachel
When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols.
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Theft » The wicked » Destroy themselves by
The violence done by the wicked will destroy them because they refuse to do what is right.
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Theft » From the poor specially forbidden
The rich and the poor meet together (are alike) (have a common bond) for Jehovah created them both.
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Theft » Shame follows the detection of
As a thief feels ashamed when he is caught, so the nation of Israel will feel ashamed. Their kings, princes, priests, and prophets will also feel ashamed.
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Theft » Mosaic law respecting
A man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it. He must pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep. If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guiltiness on his account. But if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of murder. A thief must make up for what he has stolen. If he is unable to do so, he should be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole. read more.
If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is a bull, donkey, or a sheep, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. Someone lets his livestock graze in a field or a vineyard. They stray and graze in another person's field. He must make up for what the damaged field was expected to produce. If he lets them ruin the whole field with their grazing, he must make up from his own field for the loss with the best from his field and vineyard. A fire starts and spreads into the underbrush so that it burns up stacked or standing grain or ruins a field. The person who started the fire must make up for the loss. Someone gives his neighbor silver or other valuables to keep for him. They are stolen from that person's house. If the thief is caught, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to God to find out whether or not he took his neighbor's valuables.
If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is a bull, donkey, or a sheep, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. Someone lets his livestock graze in a field or a vineyard. They stray and graze in another person's field. He must make up for what the damaged field was expected to produce. If he lets them ruin the whole field with their grazing, he must make up from his own field for the loss with the best from his field and vineyard. A fire starts and spreads into the underbrush so that it burns up stacked or standing grain or ruins a field. The person who started the fire must make up for the loss. Someone gives his neighbor silver or other valuables to keep for him. They are stolen from that person's house. If the thief is caught, he must make up for the loss with double the amount. If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must be brought to God to find out whether or not he took his neighbor's valuables.
Theft » Proceeds from the heart
Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!
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Theft » Defiles a man
These things make a man unclean. Eating food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
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Theft » The wicked » Addicted to
The cords of the wicked have encircled me. But I have not forgotten your law.
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Theft » All earthly treasure exposed to
Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.
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Theft » Exemplified » Achan
When I saw among the spoils a quality Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them. I hid them in the earth in the middle of my tent.
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Theft » Exemplified » Micah
He said to his mother: When someone stole those eleven hundred pieces of silver from you, you put a curse on the robber. I heard you do it. Look, I have the money. I am the one who took it. His mother said: Jehovah blesses you.
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Theft » The wicked » Associate with those who commit
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
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Theft » The wicked » Consent to those who commit
When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.
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Theft » The reward for stealing
Hear the word of Jehovah, you children of Israel! For Jehovah has a legal case against the inhabitants of the land. There is no truth! There is no goodness. There is no knowledge of God in the land. They do nothing but swear, deceive, kill, steal and commit adultery! There is violence and bloodshed in the land. Therefore the land will mourn. All the inhabitants are weak. The beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea will also perish.
Theft » Brings a curse on those who commit it
They do nothing but swear, deceive, kill, steal and commit adultery! There is violence and bloodshed in the land. Therefore the land will mourn. All the inhabitants are weak. The beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea will also perish.
Theft » The wicked » Store up the fruits of
Those who store up violence and robbery in their dwellings do not know how to do what is right, declared Jehovah.
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Theft » The wicked » Lie in wait to commit
As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests. They murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
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Theft » The wicked » May, for a season, prosper in
The tents of marauders prosper and those who provoke God are secure in what God's hand brings them.
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