39 Bible Verses about thieves

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

If a thief is caught in the act of breaking in, and he is beaten to death, no one is guilty of bloodshed.

“I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

I will send it out,”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.”

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”

Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;
he must give up all the wealth in his house.

If thieves came to you,
if marauders by night—
how ravaged you would be!—
wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted?
If grape pickers came to you,
wouldn’t they leave some grapes?

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.

They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.

He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets

People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.

In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

And He said to him, “I assure you: Today you will be with Me in paradise.”

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

In the dark they break into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,
never experiencing the light.

Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!”

The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.

“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame is blessed.”

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Wasn’t Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.”

They storm the city;
they run on the wall;
they climb into the houses;
they enter through the windows like thieves.

For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

The one who robs his father or mother
and says, “That’s no sin,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.

None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.

There they crucified Him and two others with Him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle.

“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”