10 Bible Verses about Captivity, Metaphorically

Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, everyone who lives in sin is a slave of sin.

For I see that you are a bitter weed and a bundle of crookedness!"

and they might recover their senses and escape from the devil's trap in which they have been caught by him to do his will.

promising them freedom, though they are slaves of destruction themselves; for a man is the slave of anything that conquers him.

For I am demolishing arguments and every barrier that is raised against the genuine knowledge of God, taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ,

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and

So if the Son sets you free, you will be really free.

they did not try it even for the sake of the false brothers who had been smuggled in, who stole in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus, so as to make us slaves again. But we did not for a moment yield them submission, in order that the truth of the good news might prevail for you.

This is the freedom with which Christ has made us free. So keep on standing in it, and stop letting your necks be fastened in the yoke of slavery again.

Concerning this the Scripture says: "He led a host of captives, when He went up on high, and granted gifts to men."