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57 Bible verses about Breaking Chains
Imagine the most beautiful gift you could ever receive – complete freedom, free from the chains of oppression and sin. That's exactly what God has given you.
Jesus came to earth and gave his life for you, so you could live unbound. It's through his blood that you're completely free. Now, it's up to you to walk in that freedom he's given you.
You were once enslaved, living in darkness, but Jesus redeemed you with his precious blood, making you a child of the light. When he sacrificed his life, he showed his incredible love and gave you the privilege of being free from the evil spirits that try to enslave your soul.
Now that you've been set free, don't let the devil drag you back into chains. Pray constantly to overcome his schemes, and stand firm in the Lord after you’ve overcome every obstacle.
Just like Galatians 5:1 encourages us, stand firm in the freedom Christ has given you, and don't let yourself be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war; And with you I shatter nations, And with you I destroy kingdoms.
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke?
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you,” declares the Lord.
And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.
“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.
O Lord, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds.
‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
Shake yourself from the dust, rise up, O captive Jerusalem; Loose yourself from the chains around your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
So it will be in that day, that his burden will be removed from your shoulders and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be broken because of fatness.
Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests and to the people of the land.
The righteous cry, and the Lord hears And delivers them out of all their troubles.The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
God makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.
the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?”For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.