Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Shall
Lawful captive
General references
Bible References
Shall
Ezekiel 37:3
And he said to me, Son of man, is it possible for these bones to come to life? And I made answer, and said, It is for you to say, O Lord.
Prey
Isaiah 42:22
But this is a people whose property has been taken away from them by force; they are all taken in holes, and shut up in prisons: they are made prisoners, and no one makes them free; they are taken by force and no one says, Give them back.
Isaiah 53:12
For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.
Psalm 126:1
When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.
Matthew 12:29
Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.
Luke 11:21
When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:
Lawful captive
Ezra 9:9
For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 9:33
But still, you have been in the right in everything which has come on us; you have been true to us, but we have done evil:
Jeremiah 25:6
Do not go after other gods to be their servants and to give them worship, and do not make me angry with the work of your hands, causing evil to yourselves.
General references
Isaiah 25:3
For this cause will the strong people give glory to you, the town of the cruel ones will be in fear of you.
Matthew 12:29
Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.
Mark 3:27
But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
Luke 11:22
But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
John 8:36
If then the son makes you free, you will be truly free.