Life to the full
John 10:10 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
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John 10:10 WEB
10The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
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Context
Jesus, the good shepherd, contrasts himself with the thief who comes to steal and destroy: he came so his sheep may have life in abundance.
Read it in its setting. "Abundant life" refers to life with Jesus the shepherd who lays down his life (10:11), not material abundance.