Robbery is one of the forms of stealing prohibited by the eighth commandment. The commandment against stealing covers robbery among other acts of taking what belongs to another without consent. It applies universally, preventing robbery not only by individuals but also by families, communities, institutions, and governments. Human governments commit robbery through various taxes, levies, fees, and tributes that become confiscatory, as well as through eminent domain and sometimes taking private property entirely. The attitude fostering robbery comes from following compromised human nature and satan's influence rather than God's way of give. This leads to the need for extensive security measures in societies to protect possessions from being robbed. Warnings exist to hold fast to spiritual truths so that no one may take one's crown, as spiritual possessions safeguarded by God will never be stolen.

Robbery violates the commandment that states everyone shall not steal. This affirms the right to private property as given by God who extends to all the lawful pursuit of ownership. Robbery includes deliberate and accidental damage done to another's property as well as fraudulent retention of it through carelessness or indifference. It covers the acquisition of wealth in business and whether people receive a fair share of the good things of life. Wealth may result not from merit but from rules tilted unlawfully so that the privileged continuously steal from the powerless. Secretive business thievery that takes advantage of the unwary falls under divine notice. False advertising along with unnecessary operations and frivolous litigation constitute robbery. Wealthy employers who take advantage of powerless employees through various forms of robbery face condemnation. The warning caveat emptor has become a common watchword amid cynicism and distrust. One who stole must steal no longer but labor with exertion to the point of exhaustion in order to have something to give to those in need. Stealing runs against the way of life that requires support for the weak and preference for one another in brotherly love. Get-rich-quick schemes along with cutting corners and taking unfair advantage of ignorance destroy the perpetrator and lead to death. Those who resort to violence in order to steal will be caught in the net of their own evil schemes. Work builds prosperity while thievery leads only to despair and death.

Robbery is one of the methods by which people steal. The FBI categorizes stealing into six broad areas that include robbery. The armed robber steals by violence. White-collar criminals do not make the maintenance of basic human communities difficult or impossible in the same way. The armed robber steals by violence while the banker steals by intrigue. One form is just as much a sin as the other.

The account of the two criminals crucified with Christ centers on men more accurately described as robbers, a term implying violent theft rather than simple thievery, and likely identifying them as insurrectionists or highwaymen who waylaid the wealthy, possibly Romans, to finance rebellion against Roman rule. Luke's narrative draws a sharp contrast between these two men. Both were justly condemned criminals, yet one persisted in a continuous torrent of blasphemy against Jesus, mocking Him for not saving Himself and them. The other, described as more of a patriot or freedom fighter than a wicked man, rebuked and silenced his companion, challenging his lack of moral standing given their shared sentence of death. This second robber then demonstrates genuine repentance in stages: he first confesses his own guilt, admitting that he and his companion are receiving just punishment for their deeds, paralleling the confession described in I John 1:9. He then goes further, professing Christ's innocence, declaring that Jesus had done nothing amiss. How he arrived at this recognition is uncertain, though it is possible he had previously encountered Jesus' preaching or pieced together prophetic understanding while suffering on the stake. His request, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom," reveals an awareness of Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom of God and a future-oriented faith, recognizing that Christ's reign lay beyond His death rather than in the immediate moment, an insight that arguably surpassed what Christ's own disciples had grasped at that point. Jesus' reply, properly understood despite the ambiguous placement of "today" in translation, affirms this robber's correct understanding rather than promising immediate entry into paradise that same day, since Christ Himself was in the tomb, not paradise, following His death. Paradise here refers not to heaven but to a condition of sinlessness, drawing on the imagery of Eden before corruption, and in this context specifically to God's Kingdom on earth, as Revelation 5:10 indicates believers will rule with Christ on the earth rather than in heaven. This conclusion is reinforced by Hebrews 11:37-40, which states that even the great heroes of faith had not yet received the promise or been made perfect, awaiting perfection together with believers of the current age. This raises the question of why a robber's deathbed repentance would grant him immediate entrance to heaven while figures like Abraham and David remain, as Acts 2:29 and 34 confirm regarding David, still awaiting resurrection in the grave. The robber's reward, therefore, is not an immediate heavenly reception but the same future hope of resurrection into God's Kingdom shared by all the faithful.