39 Bible Verses about thieves
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All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
"If a thief is found while breaking into a house, and is struck down and dies, it is not a capital crime in that case,
"Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the person who doesn't enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a bandit.
At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a hideout for bandits!"
But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known when during the night the thief would be coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.
thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I've come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Has this house that is called by my name become a hideout for bandits in your eyes? Look, I'm watching," declares the LORD.
"I am bringing this about," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "The curse will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who lies in my name. The curse will remain in his house until that house has been completely destroyed, right down to its timber and stones."
Then he went on to plead, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"
He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!"
but when he is discovered, he must restore seven-fold, forfeiting the entire value of his house.
"If thieves came against you, if marauding gangs by night Oh, how you will be destroyed! Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some grapes to be gleaned?
A thief's accomplice hates himself; though testifying under oath, he reveals nothing.
They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
When you see a thief, you befriend him, and you keep company with adulterers.
Then he told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"
"As a thief is disgraced when he's caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets,
A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,
In a similar way, the bandits who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.
After careful consideration, Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of bandits. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house is to appear before the judges to see whether or not the thief took his neighbor's property.
Jesus told him, "I tell you with certainty, today you will be with me in Paradise."
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
The tents of robbers are at rest, and those who provoke God are secure, that is, those who carry their god in their pocket.
They break into houses in the dark; during the day they remained sealed in. They don't know daylight.
Then he began to teach them: "It is written, is it not, "My house is to be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you've turned it into a hideout for bandits!"
The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.
"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."
But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what time the thief were coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.
Wasn't Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn't he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt?
They swarm through the city, running upon its ramparts. Climbing atop the houses, they enter through windows like a thief."
for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Whoever steals from his father or mother but claims, "It's no sin," is a companion to someone who demolishes.
Of course, none of you should suffer for being a murderer, thief, criminal, or troublemaker.
There they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side of him with Jesus in the middle.
"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the bandits?"
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Whoever steals from his father or mother but claims, "It's no sin," is a companion to someone who demolishes.
My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all. Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit. read more.
We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil. Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse." My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths! For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation. Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds, but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves. Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it.
"Whoever kidnaps a person, whether he has sold him or whether the victim is still in his possession, is certainly to be put to death.
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John 12:6He said this, not because he cared about the destitute, but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the moneybag and would steal what was put into it.