Verse
John 10:10 — The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…
“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.”
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The verses around John 10:10.
8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10The 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.
11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Verse explanation
He contrasts two opposite intentions: the thief only wants to steal, kill, and destroy, while Jesus came to give life, and life in abundance — the central verse of this part of the discourse.
From the John 10 study in Bible in Stories.
John 10:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O ladrão não vem senão a roubar, a matar, e a destruir: eu vim para que tenham vida, e a tenham com abundancia.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O ladrão não vem, senão para roubar, matar, e destruir; eu vim para que tenham vida, e [a] tenham em abundância.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El ladrón solo viene a robar, matar y destruir. Yo he venido para traerles vida, una vida abundante.
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In other languages: Português (João 10:10) · Español (Juan 10:10)
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