John 10:10 - Compare All Versions
John 10:6-10 MSG (The Message)
Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. “I’ll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep rustlers, every one of them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
John 10:10 KJV (King James Version)
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.
John 10:10 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
John 10:10 NCV (New Century Version)
A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness.
John 10:10 ASV (American Standard Version)
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.
John 10:10 NIV (New International Version)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 NKJV (New King James Version)
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].
John 10:10 NLT (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.
John 10:10 TPT (The Passion Translation)
A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!
John 10:10 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.