'Captive' in the Bible

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

But now we have been released from the Law and its penalty, having died [through Christ] to that by which we were held captive, so that we serve [God] in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter [of the Law].

But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.

But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest after having preached to others I should be myself rejected.

and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.

For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive , if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child Onesimus, whom I have fathered [in the faith] while a captive in these chains.

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held [them] captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness [and] handed [them] over to be kept for judgment,

If anyone is to be taken captive, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with a sword, with a sword he will be killed. Here is a call for endurance and faith of the saints: