What does "Thieves" mean in the Bible?
The men who under this name appear in the history of the crucifixion were robbers rather than thieves, belonging to the lawless bands by which Palestine was at that time and afterward infested. Thieves appears in 10 verses across 9 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Thieves?
The men who under this name appear in the history of the crucifixion were robbers rather than thieves, belonging to the lawless bands by which Palestine was at that time and afterward infested. Against these brigands every Roman procurator had to wage continual war. It was necessary to use an armed police to encounter them. (Luke 22:62) Of the previous history of the two who suffered on Golgotha we know nothing. They had been tried and condemned, and were waiting their execution before our Lord was accused. It is probable enough, as the death of Barabbas was clearly expected at the same time that they had taken part in his insurrection had expected to die with Jesus Barabbas. They find themselves with one who bore the same name, but who was described in the superscription on his cross as Jesus of Nazareth. They could hardly have failed to hear something of his fame as a prophet, of his triumphal entry as a king; They catch at first the prevailing tone of scorn. But over one of them there came a change. He looked back upon his past life, and saw an infinite evil. He looked to the man dying on the cross beside him, and saw an infinite compassion. There indeed was one unlike all other “kings of the Jews” whom the robber had ever known. Such a one must be all that he had claimed to be. To be forgotten by that king seems to him now the most terrible of all punishments; to take part in the triumph of his return, the most blessed of all hopes. The yearning prayer was answered, not in the letter, but in the spirit.
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Thieves?
Where does Thieves appear in the Bible?
Thieves is referenced in 10 verses across 9 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10
- Hosea 7:1
- Isaiah 1:23
- Jeremiah 49:9
- John 10:8
- Job 30:5
- Joel 2:9
- Matthew 6:19
- Matthew 6:20
- Obadiah 1:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Thieves.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Thieves?
Thieves appears in 10 verses across 9 books, most often in Matthew, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Thieves?
Matthew, 1 Corinthians, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Job, Joel, and 1 more.
Where can I read every verse about Thieves?
This page lists 10 of them. Protos carries all 10, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
