39 Bible Verses about thieves
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Thieves and robbers came in place of me but the sheep did not listen to them.
If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guiltiness on his account.
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.
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.
Know this, if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have watched and his house would not have been vandalized.
nor thieves, nor covetous (greedy), nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, will inherit the kingdom of God.
The thief comes to steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Has this house, called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, declares Jehovah.
I will cause it to happen, said Jehovah of Hosts, and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of he who swears falsely by my name. The curse will abide in the midst of his house and will consume it with the timber and the stones of the house.
He said: Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.
He said: It is written my house shall be a house of prayer. You have made it a den of robbers.
But if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold. He must give everything in his house.
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?
The partner of a thief hates his life. He hears the oath but tells nothing.
When you see a thief, you make friends with him. You keep company with people who commit adultery.
He told those who sold doves: Take these things away. Do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.
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.
Jesus answered: A man traveled from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell among robbers. They stripped him, beat him and left him half dead.
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.
He replied: Today I tell you this. You will be with me in paradise.
Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.
The tents of marauders prosper and those who provoke God are secure in what God's hand brings them.
In the dark they dig through houses. By day they shut themselves up. They do not know the light.
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.
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.
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his outer garment, that he does not walk naked and they see his shame.
Know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming he would have watched. He would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Moab, remember how you made fun of the people of Israel? You treated them as though they had been caught with a gang of robbers.
They rush to the city. They run on the wall. They climb into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.
For you know perfectly that the Day of Jehovah will come like a thief in the night. (Zephaniah 1:14)
Whoever robs his father or mother, and says: It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a man who destroys.
Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's business.
They impaled him there. Two others were impaled and Jesus stake was placed in the middle.
Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?
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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.
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.
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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John 12:6He did not say this because he cared for the poor. He was a thief. He had the moneybox and took away what was put in it.