Chapter 10
John 10:10
Ὁ κλέπτης οὐκ ἔρχεται εἰ μὴ ἵνα κλέψῃ καὶ θύσῃ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ· ἐγὼ ἦλθον ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχωσι, καὶ περισσὸν ἔχωσιν.
RBT Translation:
The Thief does not come except that he might steal and offer in sacrifice and destroy away! I, Myself have come so that they might hold a zoe-life, and hold all around!91b
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.
The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.
LITV Translation:
The thief does not come except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life and may have it abundantly.
The thief does not come except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life and may have it abundantly.
Footnotes
91b | Greek #4053 perissós (an adjective, derived from 4012 /perí, "all-around, excess") – properly all-around, "more than" ("abundantly"); beyond what is anticipated, exceeding expectation; "more abundant," going past the expected limit ("more than enough . . . "). See 4052 (perisseuō). 4053 /perissós ("all-around, equidistant") in John 10:10 (HELPS Word Studies) |