John 10:10 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁰ “The thief does not come except to steal, and to slaughter, and to destroy. I have come that they might possess life, and that they might possess it beyond measure.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ The thief enters only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ The thief does not come, except so that he may steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.

John 10:10 Cross References

Isaiah 56:11

And the dogs have a strong appetite, they never have enough. And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding. All of them look to their own way, every one for his own gain, from his own end, saying,

Hosea 7:1

“Whenever I would heal Yisra’ĕ

Matthew 18:10

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in the heavens their messengers always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens.

Matthew 18:11

“For the Son of Aḏ

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of Aḏ

Matthew 21:13

And He said to them, “It has been written, ‘My House shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers.’ ”

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Mark 11:17

And He was teaching, saying to them, “Has it not been written, ‘My House shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of robbers.’ ”

Luke 19:10

“For the Son of Aḏ

John 10:1

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up by another way, that one is a thief and a robber.

John 10:11

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 12:47

“And if anyone hears My Words but does not watch over them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

John 12:6

And he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and he used to take what was put in it.

John 3:17

“For Elohim did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 5:40

“But you do not desire to come to Me in order to possess life.

John 6:33

“For the bread of Elohim is He who comes down out of the heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:51

“I am the living bread which came down out of the heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever. And indeed, the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

Romans 2:21

You, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who proclaim that a man should not steal, do you steal?

1 Timothy 1:15

Trustworthy is the word and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah יהושע  came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am foremost.

Hebrews 6:17

In this way Elohim, resolving to show even more clearly to the heirs of promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, confirmed it by an oath,

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore He is also able to save completely those who draw near to Elohim through Him, ever living to make intercession for them.

2 Peter 1:11

for in this way an entrance into the everlasting reign of our Master and Saviour יהושע  Messiah shall be richly supplied to you.