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Bible Verses About Captivity: Figurative

Captivity: Figurative is a subtopic of Captivity with Scripture references and related study links.

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The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

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But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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

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Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

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Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

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

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