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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steal.

2. (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.

3. (n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

STEALING

ste'-ling.

See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.

Greek

2829. klope -- theft
... Word Origin from klepto Definition theft NASB Word Usage thefts (2). theft. From
klepto; stealing -- theft. see GREEK klepto. (klopai) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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2809. klemma -- theft
... theft. From klepto; stealing (properly, the thing stolen, but used of the act) --
theft. see GREEK klepto. (klemmaton) -- 1 Occurrence. 2808, 2809. ...
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3027. lestes -- a robber
... bandit Definition: a robber, brigand, bandit. 3027 -- a thief ("robber"),
stealing (typically with ). 3027 ("a bandit, briard") is ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
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Ephesians 4:28
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.
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Romans 13:9
For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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Jeremiah 7:9-11
Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you know not;
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Matthew 19:18
He said to him, Which? Jesus said, You shall do no murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
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Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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1 John 3:4
Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
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1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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Strong's Hebrew

1589. ganab -- to steal
... carries away (1), deceive (1), deceived (1), deceiving (1), fact kidnapped (1),
kidnapping (1), kidnaps (1), steal (9), steal away (1), stealing (1), steals (3 ...
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1591. genebah -- a thing stolen
... theft. From ganab; stealing, ie (concretely) something stolen -- theft. see HEBREW
ganab. 1590, 1591. genebah. 1592 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Eighth Commandment
... I will give you all the time you need, and I want you to prepare a sermon on the
Ten Commandments, and to bear down especially on stealing, because there is a ...
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What the Big Chest Contained
... a prison and a thief; but he soothed his conscience by saying, "There isn't anything
else in the world except tobacco that I would think of stealing." But the ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm

The Eighth Commandment
... II. The kinds of theft. [1] There is stealing from God. They are thieves who rob
God of any part of his day. ... [2] There is stealing from others. ...
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From the Seventh to the End of the Tenth Commandment
... A. The Seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not steal. Stealing is one of
those vices of which you have to be most careful. Children ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 34 from the seventh.htm

A Downward Step.
... toward the tree where hung the beautiful apples, but she never once thought of pulling
one, for her mother had carefully taught her the great evil of stealing. ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter vii a downward step.htm

On Sin and Its Kinds
... We may commit "actual" sin in two ways; either by doing what we should not do"stealing,
for example"and thus we have a sin of commission, that is, a bad ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 6 on sin and.htm

The Origin and Growth of Law.
... In vain we call old notions fudge, And bend conventions to our dealing, The Ten
Commandments will not budge, And stealing still continues stealing. "Lowell. ...
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In the Sod Cellar
... Now, John's aunt had at one time explained to the boys that lying and stealing are
wrong; but she had not made it clear that deceiving is lying and that taking ...
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On Confession
... "Kinds""whether they are cursing, or stealing, or lying, etc. "Circumstances
which change their nature." In the case of stealing ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 19 on confession.htm

On Contrition
... kind. If a man was sorry for stealing only because he was caught and had
to go to prison for it, his sorrow would only be natural. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 18 on contrition.htm

Thesaurus

Stealing (8 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. STEALING. ste'-ling. See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
Multi-Version Concordance Stealing (8 Occurrences). ...
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Steals (7 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 4:28 whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour,
working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to ...
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Murdering (5 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood,
and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not. ...
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Prohibit (1 Occurrence)
... eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing,
and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it ...
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Swearing (17 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood,
and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not. ...
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Committing (30 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood,
and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not. ...
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Crimes (22 Occurrences)
... crime might be committed in various degrees, and to burglarize the "devoted things"
was punishable by death (Joshua 7:25), as was also man-stealing (Exodus 21 ...
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Crime (45 Occurrences)
... crime might be committed in various degrees, and to burglarize the "devoted things"
was punishable by death (Joshua 7:25), as was also man-stealing (Exodus 21 ...
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Thief (41 Occurrences)
... Romans 2:21 you then who teach your fellow man, do you refuse to teach yourself?
You who cry out against stealing, are you yourself a thief? (WEY). ...
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Stealeth (11 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Stealing (8 Occurrences)

Romans 2:21 you then who teach your fellow man, do you refuse to teach yourself? You who cry out against stealing, are you yourself a thief?
(WEY RSV NIV)

Ephesians 4:28 whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
(YLT NIV)

Titus 2:10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 24:7 If a man be found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 7:9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 23:30 Therefore, lo, I 'am' against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Stealing My words each from his neighbour.
(YLT)

Hosea 4:2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 5:3 And he saith unto me, 'This 'is' the execration that is going forth over the face of all the land, for every one who is stealing, on the one side, according to it, hath been declared innocent, and every one who hath sworn, on the other side, according to it, hath been declared innocent.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Stealing

Related Terms

Steals (7 Occurrences)

Murdering (5 Occurrences)

Prohibit (1 Occurrence)

Swearing (17 Occurrences)

Committing (30 Occurrences)

Crimes (22 Occurrences)

Crime (45 Occurrences)

Thief (41 Occurrences)

Stealeth (11 Occurrences)