Bible Verses About Bondage
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for bondage, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,832 votes, led by Galatians 5:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bondage
Galatians 5:198 votes
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Romans 12:279 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
James 4:768 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 John 1:963 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Romans 6:6-756 votes
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
James 1:1452 votes
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Hebrews 13:850 votes
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Leviticus 26:1-4642 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
1 Corinthians 10:1342 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
John 14:1540 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Proverbs 25:2638 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Romans 8:1537 votes
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Luke 10:30-3735 votes
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Psalms 46:130 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Galatians 4:330 votes
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
1 Timothy 5:830 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Matthew 5:1-4829 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
John 8:3329 votes
They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
John 14:2629 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Galatians 2:429 votes
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
Exodus 20:1-2627 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Romans 12:1926 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Exodus 6:625 votes
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Luke 4:1825 votes
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 10:2725 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
What does the Bible say about bondage?
Readers most often cite Galatians 5:1 on the subject of bondage. Across 1,832 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 12:2, James 4:7, 1 John 1:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.