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Text -- John 10:10 (NET)

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10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
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Robertson: Joh 10:10 - -- But that he may steal, and kill, and destroy ( ei mē hina klepsēi kai thusēi kai apolesēi ). Literally, "except that"(ei mē ) common witho...

But that he may steal, and kill, and destroy ( ei mē hina klepsēi kai thusēi kai apolesēi ).

Literally, "except that"(ei mē ) common without (Mat 12:4) and with verb (Gal 1:7), "if not"(literally), followed here by final hina and three aorist active subjunctives as sometimes by hotan (Mar 9:9) or hoti (2Co 12:13). Note the order of the verbs. Stealing is the purpose of the thief, but he will kill and destroy if necessary just like the modern bandit or gangster.

Robertson: Joh 10:10 - -- I came that they may have life ( egō ēlthon hina zōēn echōsin ). In sharp contrast (egō ) as the good shepherd with the thieves and robb...

I came that they may have life ( egō ēlthon hina zōēn echōsin ).

In sharp contrast (egō ) as the good shepherd with the thieves and robbers of Joh 10:1 came Jesus. Note present active subjunctive (echōsin ), "that they (people) may keep on having life (eternal, he means)"as he shows in Joh 10:28. He is "the life"(Joh 14:6).

Robertson: Joh 10:10 - -- And may have it abundantly ( kai perisson echōsin ). Repetition of echōsin (may keep on having) abundance (perisson , neuter singular of periss...

And may have it abundantly ( kai perisson echōsin ).

Repetition of echōsin (may keep on having) abundance (perisson , neuter singular of perissos ). Xenophon ( Anab. VII. vi. 31) uses perisson echein , "to have a surplus,"true to the meaning of overflow from peri (around) seen in Paul’ s picture of the overplus (hupereperisseusen in Rom 5:20) of grace. Abundance of life and all that sustains life, Jesus gives.

Vincent: Joh 10:10 - -- The thief ( ὁ κλέπτης ) Christ puts Himself in contrast with the meaner criminal.

The thief ( ὁ κλέπτης )

Christ puts Himself in contrast with the meaner criminal.

Vincent: Joh 10:10 - -- I am come ( ἦλθον ) More correctly, I came . I am come would be the perfect tense.

I am come ( ἦλθον )

More correctly, I came . I am come would be the perfect tense.

Vincent: Joh 10:10 - -- More abundantly ( περισσὸν ) Literally, may have abundance .

More abundantly ( περισσὸν )

Literally, may have abundance .

Wesley: Joh 10:10 - -- That is, nothing else can be the consequence of a shepherd's coming, who does not enter in by me.

That is, nothing else can be the consequence of a shepherd's coming, who does not enter in by me.

JFB: Joh 10:7-14 - -- That is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Eph 2:18).

That is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Eph 2:18).

JFB: Joh 10:10 - -- Not merely to preserve but impart LIFE, and communicate it in rich and unfailing exuberance. What a claim! Yet it is only an echo of all His teaching;...

Not merely to preserve but impart LIFE, and communicate it in rich and unfailing exuberance. What a claim! Yet it is only an echo of all His teaching; and He who uttered these and like words must be either a blasphemer, all worthy of the death He died, or "God with us"--there can be no middle course.

Clarke: Joh 10:10 - -- But for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy - Those who enter into the priesthood that they may enjoy the revenues of the Church, are the basest a...

But for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy - Those who enter into the priesthood that they may enjoy the revenues of the Church, are the basest and vilest of thieves and murderers. Their ungodly conduct is a snare to the simple, and the occasion of much scandal to the cause of Christ. Their doctrine is deadly; they are not commissioned by Christ, and therefore they cannot profit the people. Their character is well pointed out by the Prophet Ezekiel, Eze 34:2, etc. Wo be to the shepherds of Israel, that do feed themselves! Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool; ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock, etc, How can worldly-minded, hireling, fox-hunting, and card-playing priests read these words of the Lord, without trembling to the center of their souls! Wo to those parents who bring up their children merely for Church honors and emoluments! Suppose a person have all the Church’ s revenues, if he have God’ s wo, how miserable is his portion! Let none apply this censure to any one class of preachers, exclusively

Clarke: Joh 10:10 - -- That they might have life - My doctrine tends to life, because it is the true doctrine - that of the false and bad shepherds tends to death, because...

That they might have life - My doctrine tends to life, because it is the true doctrine - that of the false and bad shepherds tends to death, because it neither comes from nor can lead to that God who is the fountain of life

Clarke: Joh 10:10 - -- Might have it more abundantly - That they might have an abundance, meaning either of life, or of all necessary good things; greater felicity than ev...

Might have it more abundantly - That they might have an abundance, meaning either of life, or of all necessary good things; greater felicity than ever was enjoyed under any period of the Mosaic dispensation; and it is certain that Christians have enjoyed greater blessings and privileges than were ever possessed by the Jews, even in the promised land. If περισσον be considered the accusative fem. Attic, agreeing with ζωην, (see Parkhurst), then it signifies more abundant life; that is, eternal life; or spiritual blessings much greater than had ever yet been communicated to man, preparing for a glorious immortality. Jesus is come that men may have abundance; abundance of grace, peace, love, life, and salvation. Blessed be Jesus.

Calvin: Joh 10:10 - -- 10.The thief cometh not By this saying, Christ — if we may use the expression — pulls our ear, that the ministers of Satan may not come upon us b...

10.The thief cometh not By this saying, Christ — if we may use the expression — pulls our ear, that the ministers of Satan may not come upon us by surprise, when we are in a drowsy and careless state; for our excessive indifference exposes us, on every side, to false doctrines. For whence arises credulity so great, that they who ought to have remained fixed in Christ, fly about in a multitude of errors, but because they do not sufficiently dread or guard against so many false teachers? And not only so, but our insatiable curiosity is so delighted with the new and strange inventions of men, that, of our own accord, we rush with mad career to meet thieves and wolves. Not without reason, therefore, does Christ testify that false teachers, whatever may be the mildness and plausibility of their demeanour, always carry about a deadly poison, that we may be more careful to drive them away from us. A similar warning is given by Paul,

See that no man rob you through vain philosophy,
(Col 2:8.)

I am come This is a different comparison; for Christ, having hitherto called himself the door, and declared that they who bring sheep to this door are true shepherds, now assumes the character of a shepherd, and indeed affirms that he is the only shepherd Indeed, there is no other to whom this honor and title strictly belongs; for, as to all the faithful shepherds of the Church, it is he who raises them up, endows them with the necessary qualifications, governs them by his Spirit, and works by them; and therefore they do not prevent him from being the only Governor of his Church, or from holding the distinction of being the only Shepherd For, though he employs their ministry, still he does not cease to fulfill and discharge the office of a shepherd by his own power; and they are masters and teachers in such a manner as not to interfere with his authority as a Master. In short, when the term shepherd is applied to men, it is used, as we say, in a subordinate sense; and Christ shares the honor with his ministers in such a manner, that he still continues to be the only shepherd both of themselves and of the whole flock.

That they may have life When he says that he is come, that the sheep may have life, he means that they only who do not submit to his staff and crook (Psa 23:4) are exposed to the ravages of wolves and thieves; and — to give them greater confidence — he declares that life is continually increased and strengthened in those who do not revolt from him. And, indeed, the greater progress that any man makes in faith, the more nearly does he approach to fullness of life, because the Spirit, who is life, grows in him.

Defender: Joh 10:10 - -- The "abundant life" does not consist of an abundance of possessions (Luk 12:15). Rather, it consists of an "abundance of grace" (Rom 5:17, Rom 5:20), ...

The "abundant life" does not consist of an abundance of possessions (Luk 12:15). Rather, it consists of an "abundance of grace" (Rom 5:17, Rom 5:20), an abundance of "every good work" (2Co 9:8), an abundance of "consolation" (2Co 1:5), an abounding "love" (1Th 3:12), an "abounding ... work of the Lord" (1Co 15:58), and an "abounding" and thankful "faith" (Col 2:7)."

TSK: Joh 10:10 - -- thief : Joh 10:1, Joh 12:6; Isa 56:11; Eze 34:2-4; Hos 7:1; Mat 21:13, Mat 23:14; Mar 11:17; Rom 2:21; 2Pe 2:1-3 I am : Joh 3:17, Joh 6:33, Joh 6:51, ...

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Barnes: Joh 10:10 - -- The thief cometh not ... - The thief has no other design in coming but to plunder. So false teachers have no other end in view but to enrich or...

The thief cometh not ... - The thief has no other design in coming but to plunder. So false teachers have no other end in view but to enrich or aggrandize themselves.

I am come that they might have life - See the notes at Joh 5:24.

Might have it more abundantly - Literally, that they may have abundance, or that which abounds. The word denotes that which is not absolutely essential to life, but which is superadded to make life happy. They shall not merely have life - simple, bare existence - but they shall have all those superadded things which are needful to make that life eminently blessed and happy. It would be vast mercy to keep men merely from annihilation or hell; but Jesus will give them eternal joy, peace, the society of the blessed, and all those exalted means of felicity which are prepared for them in the world of glory.

Poole: Joh 10:10 - -- Look as it is with the true shepherd, that owneth the sheep, and whose the flock is; he cometh regularly into the care and conduct of it; he cometh ...

Look as it is with the true shepherd, that owneth the sheep, and whose the flock is; he cometh regularly into the care and conduct of it; he cometh into the sheepfold, to take care of the life and welfare of his sheep: but a thief and a robber, that climbeth into the window, and so gets into the sheepfold, he comes not there out of any good will to the sheep, but merely, by destroying the sheep to provide for himself. So it is with them that, without any call or derivation of authority from me, thrust themselves into the care and conduct of the church of God; they do it with no good design to the souls of people, not out of any care or respect unto their good, but merely that they may serve themselves in the ruin of my people’ s souls. But that is not my end in coming into the world: I am not come to destroy them, but to save them; I am come, that they might have a spiritual life, and at last eternal life; that they might live the life of grace here, and not fail of the life of glory hereafter; and not only that they may barely live, but that their life may abound, through the upholdings, strengthenings, quickenings, and comfortings of my holy and gracious Spirit; that my beloved may not only drink, but drink abundantly; not only live, but live abundantly furnished with all the affluences and accommodations of a spiritual life.

Gill: Joh 10:10 - -- The thief cometh not but for to steal,.... That is his first and principal view; to steal, is to invade, seize, and carry away another's property. Suc...

The thief cometh not but for to steal,.... That is his first and principal view; to steal, is to invade, seize, and carry away another's property. Such teachers that come not in by the right door, or with a divine commission, seek to deceive, and carry away the sheep of Christ from him, though they are not able to do it; and to steal away their hearts from him, as Absalom stole the hearts of the people from their rightful lord and sovereign, David his father; and to subject them to themselves, that they might lord it over them, and make a property of them, as the Pharisees did, who, under a pretence of long prayers, devoured widows' houses.

And to kill and to destroy; either the souls of men by their false doctrines, which eat as doth a cancer, and poison the minds of men, and slay the souls that should not die, subverting the faith of nominal professors, though they cannot destroy any of the true sheep of Christ; or the bodies of the saints, by their oppression, tyranny, and persecution, who are killed all the day long for the sake of Christ, and are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, by these men, they thinking that by so doing they do God good service.

I am come that they might have life; that the sheep might have life, or the elect of God might have life, both spiritual and eternal; who, as the rest of mankind, are by nature dead in trespasses and sins, and liable in themselves to an eternal death: Christ came into this world in human nature, to give his flesh, his body, his whole human nature, soul and body, for the life of these persons, or that they might live spiritually here, and eternally hereafter; and so the Arabic version renders it, "that they might have eternal life"; Nonnus calls it, "a life to come"; which is in Christ, and the gift of God through him; and which he gives to all his sheep, and has a power to give to as many as the Father has given him:

and that they might have it more abundantly; or, as the Syriac version reads, "something more abundant"; that is, than life; meaning not merely than the life of wicked men, whose blessings are curses to them; or than their own life, only in the present state of things; or than long life promised under the law to the observers of it; but even than the life Adam had in innocence, which was but a natural and moral, not a spiritual life, or that life which is hid with Christ in God; and also than that which angels live in heaven, which is the life of servants, and not of sons: or else the sense is, that Christ came that his people might have eternal life, with more abundant evidence of it than was under the former dispensation, and have stronger faith in it, and a more lively hope of it: or, as the words may be rendered, "and that they might have an abundance": besides life, might have an abundance of grace from Christ, all spiritual blessings in him now, and all fulness of joy, glory, and happiness hereafter.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 10:10 That is, more than one would normally expect or anticipate.

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Joh 10:1-42 - --1 Christ is the door, and the good shepherd.19 Divers opinions of him.23 He proves by his works that he is Christ the Son of God;31 escapes the Jews;3...

Combined Bible: Joh 10:1-10 - --of the Gospel of John    CHAPTER 34    Christ, the Door    John 10:1-10.    Below is an Analysis of the...

MHCC: Joh 10:10-18 - --Christ is a good Shepherd; many who were not thieves, yet were careless in their duty, and by their neglect the flock was much hurt. Bad principles ar...

Matthew Henry: Joh 10:1-18 - -- It is not certain whether this discourse was at the feast of dedication in the winter (spoken of Joh 10:22), which may be taken as the date, not o...

Barclay: Joh 10:7-10 - --The Jews did not understand the meaning of the story of the Good Shepherd. So Jesus, plainly and without concealment, applied it to himself. He beg...

Constable: Joh 1:19--13:1 - --II. Jesus' public ministry 1:19--12:50 The first part of the body of John's Gospel records Jesus' public ministr...

Constable: Joh 7:10--11:1 - --H. Jesus' third visit to Jerusalem 7:10-10:42 This section of the text describes Jesus' teaching in Jeru...

Constable: Joh 10:1-21 - --7. The Good Shepherd discourse 10:1-21 Evidently this teaching followed what John recorded in ch...

Constable: Joh 10:7-18 - --Jesus' expansion of the figure 10:7-18 The difference between this teaching and Jesus' parables in the Synoptics now becomes clearer. Jesus proceeded ...

College: Joh 10:1-42 - --JOHN 10 6. The Feast of Dedication and the Shepherd Analogy (10:1-42) There is no clear break between Jesus' words in 9:41 and 10:1, but this seems ...

McGarvey: Joh 10:1-21 - -- LXXXII. DISCOURSE ON THE GOOD SHEPHERD. (Jerusalem, December, A. D. 29.) dJOHN X. 1-21.    d1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the ...

Lapide: Joh 10:1-32 - --1-41 CHAPTER 10 Ver. 1.— Verily, verily (that is in truth, most truly and most assuredly), I say unto you, He that entereth not, &c. He puts fo...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: Joh 10:10 " Evangelism is about experiencing God. If you choose to be obedient, He will take you on a journey so exciting that your life will never be the same....

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: John (Book Introduction) THE Fourth Gospel By Way of Introduction Greatest of Books The test of time has given the palm to the Fourth Gospel over all the books of the wor...

JFB: John (Book Introduction) THE author of the Fourth Gospel was the younger of the two sons of Zebedee, a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, who resided at Bethsaida, where were bo...

JFB: John (Outline) THE WORD MADE FLESH. (Joh 1:1-14) A SAYING OF THE BAPTIST CONFIRMATORY OF THIS. (Joh 1:15) SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. (Joh 1:16-18) THE BAPTIST'S TESTIM...

TSK: John (Book Introduction) John, who, according to the unanimous testimony of the ancient fathers and ecclesiastical writers, was the author of this Gospel, was the son of Zebed...

TSK: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Joh 10:1, Christ is the door, and the good shepherd; Joh 10:19, Divers opinions of him; Joh 10:23, He proves by his works that he is Chri...

Poole: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 10

MHCC: John (Book Introduction) The apostle and evangelist, John, seems to have been the youngest of the twelve. He was especially favoured with our Lord's regard and confidence, so ...

MHCC: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) (Joh 10:1-5) The parable of the good shepherd. (Joh 10:6-9) Christ the Door. (Joh 10:10-18) Christ the good Shepherd. (Joh 10:19-21) The Jews' opin...

Matthew Henry: John (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. John It is not material to enquire when and where this gospel was written; ...

Matthew Henry: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter we have, I. Christ's parabolical discourse concerning himself as the door of the sheepfold, and the shepherd of the sheep (v. 1-18...

Barclay: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN The Gospel Of The EagleEye For many Christian people the Gospel according to St. John is the mos...

Barclay: John 10 (Chapter Introduction) The Shepherd And His Sheep (Joh_10:1-6) The Shepherd And His Sheep (Joh_10:1-6 Continued) The Door To Life (Joh_10:7-10) The True And The False S...

Constable: John (Book Introduction) Introduction Writer The writer of this Gospel did not identify himself as such in the ...

Constable: John (Outline) Outline I. Prologue 1:1-18 A. The preincarnate Word 1:1-5 B. The witness...

Constable: John John Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Affirming Right-of-Way on Ancient Paths." Bibliotheca Sacra 153:609 (Januar...

Haydock: John (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. INTRODUCTION St. John, the evangelist, a native of Bathsaida, in Galilee, was the son ...

Gill: John (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO JOHN The author of this Gospel is John, the son of Zebedee and Salome, the brother of James the greater; he outlived the rest of th...

College: John (Book Introduction) PREFACE INTRODUCTION Even the casual reader of the New Testament will notice that the first three accounts of Jesus' life are generally similar in t...

College: John (Outline) OUTLINE A good outline is more than half the battle in one's understanding and remembering the contents of any book. There is more than one way to bre...

Lapide: John (Book Introduction) NOTICE TO THE READER. Gospel of John Intro ——o—— AS it has been found impossible to compress the Translation of the Commentary upon S. John...

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