Leviticus 25:10

New King James Version

¹⁰And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and ^(A)proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; ^(B)and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.

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Leviticus 25:10

New International Version

¹⁰Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty^(A) throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee^(B) for you; each of you is to return to your family property^(C) and to your own clan.

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Jeremiah 34:8

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Treacherous Treatment of Slaves

⁸This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim ^(A)liberty to them:

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Jeremiah 34:8

New International Version

Freedom for Slaves

⁸The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people^(A) in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom^(B) for the slaves.

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Isaiah 63:4

New King James Version

⁴For the ^(A)day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.

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Isaiah 63:4

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⁴It was for me the day of vengeance;^(A)
the year for me to redeem had come.

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1 Peter 2:16

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¹⁶^(A)as free, yet not ^(B)using liberty as a cloak for ^[a]vice, but as bondservants of God.

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1 Peter 2:16 wickedness

1 Peter 2:16

New International Version

¹⁶Live as free people,^(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;^(B) live as God’s slaves.^(C)

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Galatians 5:13

New King James Version

¹³For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only ^(A)do not use liberty as an ^(B)opportunity for the flesh, but ^(C)through love serve one another.

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Galatians 5:13

New International Version

Life by the Spirit

¹³You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a];^(B) rather, serve one another^(C) humbly in love.

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Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

Isaiah 61:1-3

New King James Version

The Good News of Salvation

61 “The ^(A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord ^(B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me ^(C)to ^[a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim ^(D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
²^(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And ^(F)the day of vengeance of our God;
^(G)To comfort all who mourn,
³To ^[b]console those who mourn in Zion,
^(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
^(I)The planting of the Lord, ^(J)that He may be glorified.”

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Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

Isaiah 61:1-3

New International Version

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit^(A) of the Sovereign Lord^(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed^(C) me
    to proclaim good news^(D) to the poor.^(E)
He has sent me to bind up^(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom^(G) for the captives^(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[a]
²to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor^(I)
    and the day of vengeance^(J) of our God,
to comfort^(K) all who mourn,^(L)
³    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown^(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,^(N)
the oil^(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,^(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting^(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.^(R)

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Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Leviticus 25:13

New King James Version

¹³^(A)‘In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession.

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Leviticus 25:13

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¹³“‘In this Year of Jubilee^(A) everyone is to return to their own property.

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Exodus 20:2

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²^(A)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ^(B)out of the house of ^[a]bondage.

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Exodus 20:2 slaves

Exodus 20:2

New International Version

²“I am the Lord your God,^(A) who brought you out^(B) of Egypt,^(C) out of the land of slavery.^(D)

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Galatians 4:25-5:1

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²⁵for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children— ²⁶but the ^(A)Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. ²⁷For it is written:

^(B)“Rejoice, O barren,
You who do not bear!
Break forth and shout,
You who are not in labor!
For the desolate has many more children
Than she who has a husband.”

²⁸Now ^(C)we, brethren, as Isaac was, are ^(D)children of promise. ²⁹But, as ^(E)he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, ^(F)even so it is now. ³⁰Nevertheless what does ^(G)the Scripture say? ^(H)“Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for ^(I)the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.” ³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.

Christian Liberty

5 ^(J)Stand^[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a ^(K)yoke of bondage.

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Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and

Galatians 4:25-5:1

New International Version

²⁵Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. ²⁶But the Jerusalem that is above^(A) is free, and she is our mother. ²⁷For it is written:

“Be glad, barren woman,
    you who never bore a child;
shout for joy and cry aloud,
    you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
    than of her who has a husband.”^[a]^(B)

²⁸Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.^(C) ²⁹At that time the son born according to the flesh^(D) persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit.^(E) It is the same now. ³⁰But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”^[b]^(F) ³¹Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman,^(G) but of the free woman.^(H)

Freedom in Christ

5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.^(I) Stand firm,^(J) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.^(K)

Footnotes

Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1
Galatians 4:30 Gen. 21:10

2 Corinthians 3:17

New King James Version

¹⁷Now ^(A)the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is ^(B)liberty.

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2 Corinthians 3:17

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¹⁷Now the Lord is the Spirit,^(A) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.^(B)

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Romans 6:17-18

New King James Version

¹⁷But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^(A)that form of doctrine to which you were ^[a]delivered. ¹⁸And ^(B)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

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Romans 6:17 entrusted

Romans 6:17-18

New International Version

¹⁷But thanks be to God^(A) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,^(B) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching^(C) that has now claimed your allegiance. ¹⁸You have been set free from sin^(D) and have become slaves to righteousness.^(E)

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Luke 1:74

New King James Version

⁷⁴To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might ^(A)serve Him without fear,

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Luke 1:74

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⁷⁴to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him^(A) without fear^(B)

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Psalm 146:7

New King James Version

⁷^(A)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
^(B)Who gives food to the hungry.
^(C)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

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Psalm 146:7

New International Version

⁷He upholds^(A) the cause of the oppressed^(B)
and gives food to the hungry.^(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,^(D)

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