Chains

And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest;

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

Now I would have you know, brethren, that the thingswhich happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.