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Bible Verses About Bondage
Find Bible verses about bondage — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about bondage?
The Bible addresses bondage with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Acts 8:23
“For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity."”
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John 8:33
“They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"”
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Galatians 4:3
“So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.”
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Galatians 5:1
“Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
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Deuteronomy 5:6
“"I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
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Hebrews 2:15
“and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Exodus 13:3
“Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be ...”
Luke 13:16
“Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"”
Deuteronomy 6:12
“then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
Romans 8:21
“that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.”
Proverbs 5:22
“The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.”
1 Corinthians 9:19
“For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.”
1 Corinthians 7:15
“Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.”
Romans 7:14
“For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.”
Psalms 105:18
“They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,”
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Ezra 9:9 — “For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kin...”
Galatians 4:8 — “However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods....”
Job 36:8 — “If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,...”
Jeremiah 2:14 — “Is Israel a servant? Is he a native-born slave? Why has he become a prey?...”
2 Corinthians 11:20 — “For you bear with a man, if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, ...”
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