- proclaim:
- "I¹ [am] the LORDª thy God,ª which¹ have brought²° thee out¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª out of the houseª¹ of bondage.ª" {Exd 20:2} + "Who¹ [is there] among you of all¹¹ his people?ª his Godª be¹ with¹ him, and let him go upª° to Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah,ª and buildª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª (he¹ [is] the God,)ª which¹ [is] in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 1:3} + "Which executethª° judgmentª for the oppressed:ª° which givethª° foodª to the hungry.ª The LORDª loosethª° the prisoners:ª°" {Psa 146:7} + "That thou mayest sayª° to the prisoners,ª° Go forth;ª° to them that¹ [are] in darkness,ª Shew²° yourselves.¹ They shall feedª° in¹ the ways,ª and their pasturesª [shall be] in all¹ high places.ª" {Isa 49:9} + "Shall the preyª be takenª° from the mighty,ª¹ or¹ the lawfulª captiveª delivered?ª° ... But¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Even¹ the captivesª of the mightyª shall be taken away,ª° and the preyª of the terribleª shall be delivered:ª° for I¹ will contend²° with¹ him that contendeth² with¹ thee, and I¹ will saveª° thy children.ª" {Isa 49:24-25} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "For¹ the dayª of vengeanceª [is] in mine heart,ª and the yearª of my redeemedª° is come.ª°" {Isa 63:4} + "[This is] the wordª that¹ came¹ unto¹ Jeremiahª from¹¹ the LORD,ª after² that¹ the kingª Zedekiahª had madeª° a covenantª with¹ all¹ the peopleª which¹ [were] at Jerusalem,ª to proclaimª° libertyª unto them;" {Jer 34:8} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª I¹ madeª° a covenantª with¹ your fathersª in the dayª that I brought them forthª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª out of the houseª¹ of bondmen,ª saying,ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Ye¹ have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ me, in proclaimingª° liberty,ª every oneª to his brother,ª and every manª to his neighbour:ª behold,¹ I proclaimª° a libertyª for you, saithª° the LORD,ª to¹ the sword,ª to¹ the pestilence,ª and to¹ the famine;ª and I will makeª° you to be removedª°² into all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 34:13-17} + "As for thee¹ also,¹ by the bloodª of thy covenantª I have sent forthª° thy prisonersª out of the pitª¹ wherein [is] no¹ water.ª ... Turnª° you to the strong hold,ª ye prisonersª of hope:ª even¹ to dayª do I declareª° [that] I will renderª° doubleª unto thee;" {Zch 9:11-12} + "That he would grantª° unto us,ª that we being deliveredª° out ofª the handª of ourª enemiesª might serveª° himª without fear,ª" {Lke 1:74} + "Andª he cameª° toª Nazareth,ª whereª he had beenª° brought up:ª° and,ª asª° hisª customª° was,² he wentª° intoª the¹ synagogueª onª the¹ sabbathª day,ª andª stood upª° for to read.ª° ... Andª he beganª° to sayª° untoª them,ª This² dayª is²° thisª scriptureª fulfilledª° inª yourª ears.ª" {Lke 4:16-21} + "Andª ye shall knowª° the¹ truth,ª andª the¹ truthª shall make²° you² free.ª°¹ ... Ifª the¹ Sonª thereforeª shall make²° you² free,ª°¹ ye shall beª° freeª indeed.ª" {Jhn 8:32-36} + "Butª God² be thanked,ª¹ thatª ye wereª° the servantsª of sin,ª butª ye have obeyedª° fromª the heartª that formª of doctrineª¹ whichª² was delivered¹ you.²° ... Being²° thenª made freeª° fromª sin,ª ye became the servantsª° of righteousness.ª" {Rom 6:17-18} + "Nowª the¹ Lordª isª° that Spirit:ª andª whereª the¹ Spiritª of the Lordª [is], thereª [is] liberty.ª" {2Co 3:17} + "Forª this Agarª isª° mountª Sinaiª inª Arabia,ª andª answereth²° to¹ Jerusalemª which² now¹ is,² andª is in bondageª° withª her²¹ children.ª ... So then,ª brethren,ª we areª° notª childrenª of the bondwoman,ª butª of the¹ free.ª" {Gal 4:25-31} + "Stand fastª° thereforeª in the¹ libertyª wherewithª Christª hath made²° us² free,ª°¹ andª be²° notª entangled²° again² with¹¹ the yokeª of bondage.ª" {Gal 5:1} + "For,ª brethren,ª yeª have been calledª° untoª liberty;ª onlyª [use] notª libertyª forª an occasionª to the¹ flesh,ª butª byª loveª serveª° one another.ª" {Gal 5:13} + "Asª free,ª andª notª usingª° [your] libertyª forª a clokeª of maliciousness,ª butª asª the servantsª of God.ª" {1Pe 2:16} + "While they promiseª° themª liberty,ª they¹ themselves² areª° the servantsª of corruption:ª forª of whomª a manª is overcome,ª°² of the sameª is he¹ brought in bondage.ª° ... Forª ifª after they have escapedª° the¹ pollutionsª of the¹ worldª throughª the knowledgeª of the¹ Lordª andª Saviourª Jesusª Christ,ª they are²°¹ againª entangledª° therein,ª and²¹ overcome,ª²°° the¹ latter endª is¹ worseª with themª than the¹ beginning.ª" {2Pe 2:19-20}
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