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John 10:9–10

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9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture. 10The thief comes onlyb so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have it* abundantly.

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John 10:10: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Footnotes

  1. bLiterally “does not come except”
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

NLTNew Living Translation

Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

KJV 1900King James Version

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 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.