John 10:10

Contemporary English Version 1995

A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so everyone would have life, and have it fully.

Cross References

Luke 19:10

The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.”

John 6:51

I am that bread from heaven! Everyone who eats it will live forever. My flesh is the life-giving bread I give to the people of this world.

John 12:47

I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge.

John 6:33

And the bread that God gives is the one who came down from heaven to give life to the world.”

John 3:17

God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them!

1 Timothy 1:15

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all!

John 10:1

Jesus said: I tell you for certain only thieves and robbers climb over the fence instead of going in through the gate to the sheep pen.

Matthew 20:28

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Hebrews 7:25

He is forever able to save the people he leads to God, because he always lives to speak to God for them.

Isaiah 56:11

You stupid leaders are a pack of hungry and greedy dogs that never get enough. You are shepherds who mistreat your own sheep for selfish gain.

2 Peter 1:11

Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious welcome into his kingdom that will last forever.

Hebrews 6:17

So when God wanted to prove for certain his promise to his people could not be broken, he made a vow.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Romans 2:21

But how can you teach others when you refuse to learn? You preach it is wrong to steal. But do you steal?

Hosea 7:1

and to heal its wounds. But then I see the crimes in Israel and Samaria. Everyone is deceitful; robbers roam the streets.

Matthew 18:10

Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Mark 11:17

Then he taught the people and said, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship for all nations.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”

John 12:6

Judas did not really care about the poor. He asked this because he carried the moneybag and sometimes would steal from it.

Matthew 21:13

He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship.’ But you have turned it into a place where robbers hide.”

John 5:40

but you refuse to come to me for eternal life.

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep.