John 10:10,27 - Compare All Versions

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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

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

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

A thief comes only to steal   and kill and destroy.   I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.

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.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me

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.

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

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.

Jesus answered, “I told you, but you don’t believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Father, actions that speak louder than words. You don’t believe because you’re not my sheep. My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them real and eternal life. They are protected from the Destroyer for good. No one can steal them from out of my hand. The Father who put them under my care is so much greater than the Destroyer and Thief. No one could ever get them away from him. I and the Father are one heart and mind.”

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.

My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me

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].

The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.