John 10:10

New Living Translation

The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

Cross References

Isaiah 56:11

Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, all following their own path and intent on personal gain.

Hosea 7:1

“I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great. Samaria is filled with liars. Thieves are on the inside and bandits on the outside!

Matthew 18:10

“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

Matthew 20:28

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Matthew 21:13

He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”

Matthew 23:13

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

Mark 11:17

He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

John 10:1

“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!

John 10:11

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

John 12:47

I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.

John 12:6

Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.

John 3:17

God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

John 5:40

Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

John 6:33

The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”

Romans 2:21

Well then, if you teach others, why don’t you teach yourself? You tell others not to steal, but do you steal?

1 Timothy 1:15

This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

Hebrews 6:17

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

2 Peter 1:11

Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.