38 Bible Verses about thieves

All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

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.

Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

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.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

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.

Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.

And I will send it out, says the Lord of armies, and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of him who takes a false oath by my name: and it will be in his house, causing its complete destruction, with its woodwork and its stones.

And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

As the thief is shamed when he is taken, so is Israel shamed; they, their kings and their rulers, their priests and their prophets;

Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.

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.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

(See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.

They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.

For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;

Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.

Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?