Bible verses about "bondage" | Rotherham

¹ Now, the man, having come to know Eve his wife,––she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a Man, even Yahweh! ² And she went on to bear his brother, Abel,––and Abel became a feeder of sheep, whereas, Cain, was a tiller of the round.
³ So it came to pass, after certain days, that Cain brought in, of the fruit of the ground, a present to Yahweh: ⁴ Abel, also, even, he, brought in, of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat,––and Yahweh approved of Abel, and of his present; ⁵ but, of Cain and his present, he approved not,––and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.
⁶ So then Yahweh said unto Cain,––Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen? ⁷ Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But, if thou do not right, at the entrance, a sin–bearer is lying,––Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.
⁸ And Cain said unto Abel his brother [Let us go into the field]. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
⁹ Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I? ¹⁰ And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed–blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground. ¹¹ Now, therefore, accursed, art thou,––from the ground, which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed–blood of thy brother at thy hand. ¹² Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee,––A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
¹³ And Cain said unto Yahweh––Greater is my punishment than I can bear. ¹⁴ Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground, And, from thy face, shall I be hid,––So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth, And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me. ¹⁵ And Yahweh said to him––Not so! whosoever slayeth Cain, sevenfold, shall it be avenged. So Yahweh set, for Cain, a sign, that none finding him should smite him.
¹⁶ So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh,––and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden. ¹⁷ And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and bare Enoch,––Now it happened that he was building a city, so he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. ¹⁸ And there was born to Enoch, Irad, and, Irad, begat Mehujael,––and, Mehujael, begat Methusael,––and, Methusael, begat Lamech.
¹⁹ And Lamech took to himself two wives,––the name of the one, was Adah, and, the name of the second, Zillah. ²⁰ And Adah bare Jabal,––he, was father of such as dwell in tents, and have cattle; ²¹ and, the name of his brother, was Jubal,––he, was father of everyone handling lyre and flute. ²² And, as for Zillah, she also, bare Tubal–Cain, a sharpener of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron,––and, the sister of Tubal–Cain, was Naamah.
²³ Then said Lamech to his wives, Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice, Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale,––For, a man, have I slain, in dealing my wounds, Yea, a youth, in smiting my blows: ²⁴ If, sevenfold, be the avenging of, Cain, Then, of Lamech, seventy and seven.
²⁵ And Adam again knew his wife, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth,––For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because, Cain, slew him! ²⁶ And, to Seth––to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,––then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.

³⁰ And taking up [the question], Jesus said––A certain man, was going down from Jerusalem unto Jericho, and, with robbers, fell in,––who, stripping him, and inflicting, wounds, upon him, departed, leaving him, half dead. ³¹ And, by chance, a certain priest, was coming down by that road, and, seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side. ³² And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming down to the place, and seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side. ³³ But, a certain Samaritan, going on his journey, came down to him, and, seeing him, was moved with compassion; ³⁴ and, coming near, bound up his bruises, pouring thereon oil and wine,––and, setting him on his own beast, brought him into an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ And, on the morrow, throwing out two denaries, he gave them to the inn–keeper, and said––Take care of him, and, whatsoever thou shall further spend, I, when on my way back, will duly pay thee. ³⁶ Which of these three, seemeth unto thee to have become, neighbour, unto him who fell among the robbers? ³⁷ And, he, said––He who dealt mercifully with him. And Jesus said unto him––Be taking thy journey, and, thou, be doing, in like manner.

¹ And God spake all these words, saying:–– ² I, am Yahweh thy God,––who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants:–– ³ Thou shalt not have other gods, besides me. ⁴ Thou shalt not make to thee an image, or any form, that is in the heavens above,––or that is in the earth beneath,––or that is in the waters, beneath the earth: ⁵ thou shalt not bow thyself down to them, nor be led to serve them––For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers, upon sons, unto three [generations] and unto four, of them that hate me; ⁶ but shewing lovingkindness unto thousands [of generations], ––of them who love me, and keep my commandments. ⁷ Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God, for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name, for falsehood. ⁸ Remember the sabbath day, to hallow it: ⁹ Six days, shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; ¹⁰ but, the seventh day, is a sabbath, unto Yahweh thy God,––thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, [nor] thy servant, nor thy handmaid, nor thy beast, nor thy sojourner who is within thy gates. ¹¹ For, in six days, did Yahweh make the heavens and the earth, [and] the sea––and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day,––for this cause, Yahweh blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
¹² Honour thy father, and thy mother,––that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee. ¹³ Thou shalt not commit murder. ¹⁴ Thou shalt not commit adultery. ¹⁵ Thou shalt not steal. ¹⁶ Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood. ¹⁷ Thou shalt not covet, thy neighbour’s house,––thou shalt not covet, thy neighbour’s wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything which belongeth unto thy neighbour.
¹⁸ And, all the people, were witnessing the voices and the torches, and the sound of the horn, and the mountain, smoking,––so then the people were struck with awe and shrank back, and stood afar off. ¹⁹ And they said unto Moses, Speak, thou, with us, and we will hear,––but let not God speak, with us, lest we die. ²⁰ And Moses said unto the people––Do not fear, for, to the end he may prove you, hath God come,––and to the end the reverence of him may be upon your faces, that ye sin not. ²¹ So then the people stood afar off,––and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.
²² Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Thus, shalt thou say, unto the sons of Israel,––Ye yourselves, have seen that, out of the heavens, have I spoken with you. ²³ Ye shall not make [aught] beside me,––neither gods of silver, nor gods of gold, shall ye make to yourselves. ²⁴ An altar of earth, shalt thou make to me, then shalt thou offer thereupon thine ascending–sacrifices, and thy peace–offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. In every place where I may mention my name, will I come in unto thee, and will bless thee. ²⁵ But, if, an altar of stones, thou wilt make to me, thou shalt not build them hewn,––for, as soon as thou hast lifted, thy sharp tool, thereupon, thou hast profaned it; ²⁶ neither shalt thou go up, by steps, unto mine altar,––lest by any means thy shame be discovered thereupon.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah, on Alamoth. A Song.]
God––for us, is a refuge and strength, A help in distresses, soon found.

²⁶ A fountain fouled, a spring spoiled, is a righteous man tottering before one who is lawless.

¹ But, seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain,––and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him; ² and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying:––
³ Happy, the destitute, in spirit; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens; ⁴ Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted: ⁵ Happy, the meek; for, they, shall inherit the earth: ⁶ Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled: ⁷ Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy: ⁸ Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God: ⁹ Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God: ¹⁰ Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹ Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake: ¹² Rejoice and exult, because, your reward, is great in the heavens; for, so, persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
¹³ Ye, are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? it is good, for nothing, any more, save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men. ¹⁴ Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying. ¹⁵ Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to all that are in the house. ¹⁶ In like manner, let your light shine before men,––that they may see your good works,––and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
¹⁷ Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets,––I came not to pull down, but to fulfill. ¹⁸ For, verily, I say unto you, until the heaven and the earth shall pass away, one least letter, or one point, may in nowise pass away from the law, till all be accomplished. ¹⁹ Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so, shall be called, least, in the kingdom of the heavens; but, whosoever shall do and teach, the same, shall be called, great, in the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁰ For I say unto you, that, unless your righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, in nowise, may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
²¹ Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time,––Thou shalt not commit murder, and, whosoever shall commit murder, shall be, liable, to judgment. ²² But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment,––and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna. ²³ If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and, there, shouldst remember that, thy brother, hath aught against thee, ²⁴ leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw,––first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift. ²⁵ Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way,––lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast. ²⁶ Verily, I say unto thee, In nowise, mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny.
²⁷ Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: ²⁸ But, I, say unto you, that, Every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already, hath committed adultery with her, in his heart. ²⁹ And, if, thy right eye, is causing thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee,––for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, be cast into gehenna. ³⁰ And, if, thy right hand, is causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee,––for it profiteth thee, that, one of thy members, should perish, and not, thy whole body, into gehenna, depart. ³¹ It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement; ³² But, I, say unto you, that, Everyone who divorceth his wife––saving for unfaithfulness, causeth her to be made an adulteress,––[and, whosoever shall marry a divorced woman, committeth adultery].
³³ Again, ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time, Thou shalt not swear falsely,––but shalt render unto the Lord, thine oaths. ³⁴ But, I, tell you––not to swear, at all: Neither by heaven, because it is the, throne of God,–– ³⁵ Nor by the earth, because it is his, footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because, it is the, city, of the Great King; ³⁶ Nor, by thine own head, mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make, one hair, white or black. ³⁷ But let your word be, Yea, yea,––Nay, nay; and, what goeth beyond these, is, of evil.
³⁸ Ye have heard, that it was said,––Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. ³⁹ But, I, tell you, not to resist evil,––Nay, whoever is smiting thee on the right cheek, turn to him, the other also; ⁴⁰ And, him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take, thy tunic, let him have, thy mantle also. ⁴¹ And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two: ⁴² To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
⁴³ Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. ⁴⁴ But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you: ⁴⁵ That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust. ⁴⁶ For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax–collectors, the same thing, doing? ⁴⁷ And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing? ⁴⁸ Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is––perfect.

¹⁵ If ye be loving me, my commandments, ye will keep;

¹⁴ But, each one, is tempted, when, by his own coveting, he is drawn out and enticed,

¹ Ye shall not make unto you idols,––neither image, nor pillar, shall ye set up for yourselves, nor, sculptured stone, shall ye place in your land, to bow yourselves down thereunto,––For, I Yahweh, am your God. ² My sabbaths, shall ye observe, And, my sanctuary, shall ye revere,––I, am Yahweh. ³ If, in my statutes, ye will walk,––And, my commandments, ye will observe, and do them, ⁴ Then will I give your rains in their season,––And the land shall yield her increase, And, the trees of the field, shall yield their fruit. ⁵ Then shall your threshing reach unto the vintage, And, the vintage, shall reach unto the seedtime,––And ye shall eat your food to the full, And shall dwell securely in your land. ⁶ And I will give peace in the land, And ye shall lie down, and nothing shall make you afraid; And I will take away vicious beasts out of the land; And, the sword, shall not go through your land. ⁷ And ye shall chase your foes,––And they shall fall before you, by the sword; ⁸ And, five, of you shall chase, a hundred, And, a hundred, of you shall put ten thousand to flight,––So shall your foes fall before you, by the sword. ⁹ And I will turn unto you, And make you fruitful,––And multiply you, And will establish my covenant with you. ¹⁰ And ye shall eat old store, well seasoned,––And, the old from before the new, shall ye put forth. ¹¹ And I will set my habitation in your midst,––And my soul shall not abhor, you; ¹² But I will walk to and fro in your midst, And will be unto you, a God, And, ye, shall be unto me, a people. ¹³ I––Yahweh, am your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; so I brake in pieces the staves of your yoke, and caused you to walk, erect.
¹⁴ But, if ye will not hearken unto me, And will not do, all these commandments; ¹⁵ And if, my statutes, ye refuse, And, my regulations, your souls shall abhor,––So that ye will not do all my commandments, But shall break my covenant, ¹⁶ I also, will do this unto you––I will set over you, for terror, consumption and fever, Causing the eyes to fail, and the soul to pine away,––And ye shall sow, in vain, your seed, for it shall be eaten by your foes. ¹⁷ And I will set my face against you, And ye shall be smitten before your foes,––And be trodden down by them who hate you, And shall flee, when no one is pursuing you. ¹⁸ And, if even with these things, ye will not hearken unto me, Then will I yet further correct you, seven times, for your sins. ¹⁹ So will I break your pomp of power, And will set your heavens as iron, and your land as bronze; ²⁰ And your strength shall be spent in vain,––And your land shall not yield her increase, And, the trees of the land, shall not yield their fruit. ²¹ If, therefore, ye will go in opposition to me, And not be willing to hearken unto me, Then will I yet further plague you seven times, according to your sins; ²² And will send among you the wild–beast of the field, And it shall rob you of your children, And cut off your cattle, And make you few in number; And your roads shall be silent. ²³ And, if, by these things, ye will not be corrected by me,––But will go in opposition to me, ²⁴ Then will, I also, go in opposition, to you. And I, even I, will plague you seven times, for your sins; ²⁵ And will bring in upon you a sword, that shall inflict the covenanted avenging: So shall ye be gathered into your cities,––Then will I send a pestilence into your midst, And ye shall be delivered into the hand of an enemy. ²⁶ When I have broken your staff of bread, then shall ten women bake your bread in one oven, And give back your bread by weight,––And ye shall eat, and not be filled. ²⁷ And, if, with this, ye will not hearken to me,––But will go in opposition to me, ²⁸ Then will I go in a rage of opposition to you,––And I, even I, will correct you seven times, for your sins; ²⁹ And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons,––Yea, even the flesh of your daughters, shall ye eat. ³⁰ And I will destroy your high places, And cut down your sun–pillars, And cast your carcases upon the carcases of your manufactured gods,––Thus shall my soul abhor you. ³¹ And I will give your cities unto desolation, And make your holy places dumb,––And will find no fragrance in your satisfying odour; ³² And, I, will make the land dumb, And your foes that dwell therein shall regard it with dumb amazement: ³³ When, even you, I scatter among the nations, And make bare, after you, a sword. Then shall your land become an astonishment, And your cities become a desolation. ³⁴ Then, shall the land be paid her sabbaths, All the days she lieth desolate, While, ye, are in the land of your foes,––Then, shall the land keep sabbath, And pay off her sabbaths: ³⁵ All the days she lieth desolate, shall she keep sabbath,––the which she kept not as your sabbaths, while ye dwelt thereupon. ³⁶ And, as for such as are left of you, Then will I bring faintness into their heart, in the lands of their foes,––So that the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them, And they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, And they shall fall, when no one is pursuing; ³⁷ And they shall stumble one upon another, as from before a sword, when, pursuer, there is none; And ye shall not have wherewith to stand before your foes; ³⁸ And ye shall perish among the nations,––And the land of your foes shall eat you up; ³⁹ And, they who are left of you, shall melt away in their iniquity, in the lands of your foes; Yea also, in the iniquity of their fathers with them, shall they melt away.
⁴⁰ Then shall they confess their iniquity, And the iniquity of their fathers, In their unfaithfulness wherewith they had been unfaithful towards me; Yea moreover, because they had gone in opposition to me, ⁴¹ I also, must needs go in opposition to them, and bring them into the land of their foes,––Save only that, if, even then, their uncircumcised heart shall be humbled, And, even then, they shall accept as a payment the punishment of their iniquity, ⁴² Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, Yea moreover, my covenant with Isaac, Yea moreover, my covenant with Abraham, will I remember; And, the land, will I remember. ⁴³ For, the land, shall be left of them, And shall be paid her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them, They also, accepting as a payment the punishment of their iniquity, Because, yea because, my regulations, they refused, And, my statutes, their soul abhorred. ⁴⁴ And yet, even so, when they are in the land of their foes, I have not refused them, Neither have I abhorred them, To make an end of them, To break my covenant with them,––For, I––Yahweh, am their God. ⁴⁵ Therefore will I remember in their behalf, the covenant of their ancestors,––Whom, I brought forth out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God––I––Yahweh. ⁴⁶ These, are the statutes and the regulations and the laws, which Yahweh granted between himself, and the sons of Israel,––in Mount Sinai, by the mediation of Moses.

⁶ Of this taking note––that, our old man, was crucified together with him in order that the sinful body might be made powerless, that we should, no longer, be in servitude to sin; ⁷ For, he that hath died, hath become righteously acquitted from his sin.

⁷ Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:

⁸ Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today, is the same,––and unto the ages.

² And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end ye may be proving what is the thing willed by God––the good and acceptable and perfect.

⁹ If we are confessing our sins, faithful, is he and, righteous––that he should forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.