13 Bible Verses about Captivity, Metaphorically
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Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity."
and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
"I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in--who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery-- to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."
You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
