- I came that they may have *life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. John 10:10 AMP
*4053 περισσός [PERISSO/S] {perissós} \per-is-sos’\
from 4012 (in the sense of beyond); superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with 1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence:–exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).
- For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ! Romans 5:17 NIV
SUMMARY
God wants us not just scrape through life but to have abundant life; superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality).
