24 Bible Verses about thieves
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All who have come before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep would not listen to them.
"In most solemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.
At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.
"It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."
But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's Kingdom.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in abundance.
"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market."
Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.
Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.
"I tell you in solemn truth," replied Jesus, "that this very day you shall be with me in Paradise."
"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."
He who has been a thief must steal no more, but, instead of that, should work with his own hands in honest industry, so that he may have something of which he can give the needy a share.
("I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the man who keeps awake and guards his raiment for fear he walk about ill-clad, and his uncomeliness become manifest.")
Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.
where they nailed Him to a cross, and two others at the same time, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
"Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"
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John 12:6The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.
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