Bible Verses About Theft and Thieves

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.

He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.

Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.