He Came to Set the Captives Free

In a world full of burdens, expectations, and spiritual battles, true freedom can feel just out of reach. But Scripture reminds us that freedom isn’t found in the absence of struggle—it’s found in the presence of Christ. Through His sacrifice, we are set free from sin, shame, and fear, and called into a life of purpose, peace, and power. These Bible verses point us back to the heart of our liberty—the One who came to set the captives free.

• Galatians 5:1“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

• John 8:36“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

• 2 Corinthians 3:17“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

• Romans 8:1–2“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

• Psalm 119:45“I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.”

• Romans 6:22“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.”

• 1 Peter 2:16“Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.”

• Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

• James 1:25“But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.”

• Colossians 1:13–14“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”