'Free' in the Bible

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

If the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are free from this oath to me, but don’t let my son go back there.”

Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.’

Naphtali is a doe set freethat bears beautiful fawns.

“Therefore tell the Israelites: I am Yahweh, and I will deliver you from the forced labor of the Egyptians and free you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and great acts of judgment.

“When you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for six years; then in the seventh he is to leave as a free man without paying anything.

“But if the slave declares: ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’

And if he does not do these three things for her, she may leave free of charge, without any exchange of money.

“When a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave and destroys it, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his eye.

If he knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free in compensation for his tooth.

The husband will be free of guilt, but that woman will bear the consequences of her guilt.”

We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

and the land is subdued before the Lord—afterward you may return and be free from obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the Lord.

“If your fellow Hebrew, a man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, you must set him free in the seventh year.

When you set him free, do not send him away empty-handed.

Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years—worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.

“When a man takes a bride, he must not go out with the army or be liable for any duty. He is free to stay at home for one year, so that he can bring joy to the wife he has married.

The Lord will indeed vindicate His peopleand have compassion on His servantswhen He sees that their strength is goneand no one is left—slave or free.

The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,

And if you report our mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.”

Then she cried, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When he awoke from his sleep, he said, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.

Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam:I will eliminate all of Jeroboam’s males,both slave and free, in Israel;I will sweep away the house of Jeroboamas one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!

This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you and will sweep away your descendants:I will eliminate all of Ahab’s males,both slave and free, in Israel;

The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will eliminate all of Ahab’s males, both slave and free, in Israel.

For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free.

Both small and great are there,and the slave is set free from his master.

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.You will be firmly established and unafraid.

although my hands are free from violenceand my prayer is pure.

Their homes are secure and free of fear;no rod from God strikes them.

Who set the wild donkey free?Who released the swift donkey from its harness?

“Let us tear off their chainsand free ourselves from their restraints.”

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

They cried to You and were set free;they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

You will free me from the netthat is secretly set for me,for You are my refuge.

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,to set free those condemned to die,

The king sent for him and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free.

Free me from prisonso that I can praise Your name.The righteous will gather around mebecause You deal generously with me.

Reach down from heaven;rescue me from deep water, and set me freefrom the grasp of foreigners

Set me free and rescue mefrom the grasp of foreignerswhose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.

But whoever listens to me will live securelyand be free from the fear of danger.”

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

I have raised him up in righteousness,and will level all roads for him.He will rebuild My city,and set My exiles free,not for a price or a bribe,”says the Lord of Hosts.

The prisoner is soon to be set free;he will not die and go to the Pit,and his food will not be lacking.

Isn’t the fast I choose:To break the chains of wickedness,to untie the ropes of the yoke,to set the oppressed free,and to tear off every yoke?

Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?

The Lord said:I will certainly set you free and care for you.I will certainly intercede for youin a time of trouble,in your time of distress, with the enemy.

so each man would free his male and female Hebrew slaves and no one would enslave his Judean brother.

All the officials and people who entered into covenant to free their male and female slaves—in order not to enslave them any longer—obeyed and freed them.

At the end of seven years, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must send him out free from you. But your ancestors did not obey Me or pay any attention.

Now pay attention: Today I am setting you free from the chains that were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look—the whole land is in front of you. Wherever it seems good and right for you to go, go there.”

“Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am against your magic bands that you ensnare people with like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. I will free the people you have ensnared like birds.

The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was 8¾ feet. The free space between the side rooms of the temple

The side rooms opened into the free space, one entrance toward the north and another to the south. The area of free space was 8¾ feet wide all around.

Therefore, the Lord says:I am now planning a disasteragainst this nation;you cannot free your necks from it.Then you will not walk so proudlybecause it will be an evil time.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.

“From strangers,” he said.“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.

“Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be free from your affliction.”

Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,because He has anointed Meto preach good news to the poor.He has sent Meto proclaim freedom to the captivesand recovery of sight to the blind,to set free the oppressed,

When Jesus saw her, He called out to her, “Woman, you are free of your disability.”

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

“We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?”

Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free from allegiance to righteousness.

So then, if she gives herself to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she gives herself to another man, she is not an adulteress.

because the Spirit’s law of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.

For he who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave.

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants—only in the Lord.

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my authority in the gospel.

Although I am a free man and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.

In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and struggled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death.

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,

Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the military commanders, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,

so that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of their riders, and the flesh of everyone, both free and slave, small and great.”