10 Bible Verses about Captivity, Metaphorically

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin.

for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.

and they may awake out of the snare of the devil, who have been captivated by him to his will.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are the slaves of corruption: for by whom any one is vanquished, by him he is also enslaved.

destroying false reasonings, and every height that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and captivating every thought to the obedience of Christ.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

If therefore the Son make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

and that because of the false brethren clandestinely introduced, who had crept in as spies upon our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: to whom we yielded no submission, not even for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again in the yoke of bondage.

Wherefore it is said, "When he ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."