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The concept of "free" in the Bible encompasses various dimensions, including spiritual freedom, liberation from sin, and the freedom found in Christ. This entry explores these themes as they appear throughout the Scriptures.

Spiritual Freedom

The Bible frequently addresses the notion of spiritual freedom, particularly in the context of liberation from the bondage of sin. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is portrayed as the ultimate liberator who offers true freedom. In John 8:36, Jesus declares, "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" . This freedom is not merely a release from physical or societal constraints but a profound spiritual emancipation that transforms the believer's relationship with God.

Freedom from Sin

The Apostle Paul extensively discusses the concept of freedom from sin in his epistles. In Romans 6:18, he writes, "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness" . This passage highlights the transformative power of Christ's sacrifice, which enables believers to break free from the dominion of sin and live a life of righteousness. Paul further elaborates in Galatians 5:1, urging believers to "stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery" , emphasizing the importance of maintaining the freedom that Christ has secured.

Freedom in Christ

The freedom found in Christ is a central theme in the New Testament. It is a freedom that transcends earthly limitations and offers believers a new identity and purpose. In 2 Corinthians 3:17, Paul states, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" . This verse underscores the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering believers to live in the freedom that Christ provides.

Freedom and the Law

The relationship between freedom and the Law is a significant topic in the New Testament. While the Law was given to guide and instruct, it also revealed humanity's inability to achieve righteousness through works alone. In Galatians 5:13, Paul writes, "For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love" . Here, Paul cautions against using Christian freedom as a license for sinful behavior, instead encouraging believers to express their freedom through love and service.

Freedom and Responsibility

Biblical freedom is not an invitation to lawlessness but a call to live responsibly under God's grace. In 1 Peter 2:16, believers are instructed to "live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God" . This passage highlights the balance between enjoying the freedom granted by God and fulfilling one's responsibilities as a follower of Christ.

Freedom and Redemption

The theme of redemption is closely tied to the concept of freedom in the Bible. Through Christ's redemptive work on the cross, believers are set free from the penalty and power of sin. Ephesians 1:7 states, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" . This redemption is the foundation of the believer's freedom, offering a new life in Christ.

Conclusion

The biblical concept of "free" is rich and multifaceted, encompassing spiritual liberation, freedom from sin, and the transformative power of Christ's redemptive work. It calls believers to live in the freedom provided by Christ, while also embracing the responsibilities that come with being a servant of God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.

2. (superl.) Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty.

3. (superl.) Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master.

4. (superl.) Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go.

5. (superl.) Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will.

6. (superl.) Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent.

7. (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.

8. (superl.) Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.

9. (superl.) Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money.

10. (superl.) Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of.

11. (superl.) Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy.

12. (superl.) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse.

13. (superl.) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of.

14. (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school.

15. (superl.) Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.

16. (superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc.

17. (superl.) Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service.

18. (superl.) Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren.

19. (superl.) Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells.

20. (adv.) Freely; willingly.

21. (adv.) Without charge; as, children admitted free.

22. (v.) To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences.

23. (v.) To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of.

24. (v.) To frank.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FREE; FREEDOM

See CHOICE; WILL.

Greek

1659. eleutheroo -- to make free, fig. to exempt (from liability)
... 1658, 1659. eleutheroo. 1660 . to make free, fig. to exempt (from
liability). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eleutheroo ...
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1658. eleutheros -- free, ie not a slave or not under restraint
... free, ie not a slave or not under restraint. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
eleutheros Phonetic Spelling: (el-yoo'-ther-os) Short Definition: free ...
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275. amerimnos -- free from care
... free from care. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: amerimnos Phonetic Spelling:
(am-er'-im-nos) Short Definition: free from anxiety Definition: free ...
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5486. charisma -- a gift of grace, a free gift
... a gift of grace, a free gift. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: charisma
Phonetic Spelling: (khar'-is-mah) Short Definition: an undeserved favor ...
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630. apoluo -- to set free, release
... to set free, release. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apoluo Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ol-oo'-o) Short Definition: I release, let go, send away, divorce ...
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53. hagnos -- free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred
... free from ceremonial defilement, holy, sacred. Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hagnos Phonetic Spelling: (hag-nos') Short Definition: pure, chaste ...
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1595. hekousios -- of free will, voluntary
... of free will, voluntary. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hekousios Phonetic
Spelling: (hek-oo'-see-on) Short Definition: willing, voluntary ...
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1635. hekon -- of one's own free will, voluntary
... of one's own free will, voluntary. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hekon
Phonetic Spelling: (hek-own') Short Definition: willing, willingly Definition ...
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893. apseudes -- free from falsehood
... free from falsehood. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: apseudes Phonetic
Spelling: (aps-yoo-dace') Short Definition: not guilty of falsehood, truthful ...
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866. aphilarguros -- without love of money
... 866 (from 1 , "not," 5368 , "fond of" and 696 , "silver") -- properly, "not fond
of silver," ie for money; free from the love of materialism; not dominated ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2670. chophshi -- free
... 2669, 2670. chophshi. 2671 . free. Transliteration: chophshi Phonetic
Spelling: (khof-shee') Short Definition: free. Word Origin ...
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2666. chaphash -- to be free
... to be free. Transliteration: chaphash Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-fash') Short Definition:
free. ... root Definition to be free NASB Word Usage free (1). be free. ...
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6362. patar -- to separate, remove, set free
... patar. 6363 . to separate, remove, set free. Transliteration: patar Phonetic Spelling:
(paw-tar') Short Definition: open. ... dismiss, free, let shoot out, slip away ...
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6359. patir -- free
... 6358, 6359. patir. 6360 . free. Transliteration: patir Phonetic Spelling:
(paw-teer') Short Definition: free. ... free From patar; open, ie Unoccupied -- free. ...
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5355a. naqi -- clean, free from, exempt
... 5355, 5355a. naqi. 5355b . clean, free from, exempt. Transliteration: naqi
Short Definition: innocent. Word Origin from naqah Definition ...
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5355. naqiy -- clean, free from, exempt
... 5354, 5355. naqiy. 5355a . clean, free from, exempt. Transliteration: naqiy
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kee') Short Definition: blameless. ...
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5628. sarach -- to go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed
... sarach. 5629 . to go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed. Transliteration:
sarach Phonetic Spelling: (saw-rakh') Short Definition: lap. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5425b. nathar -- to be free or loose
... 5425a, 5425b. nathar. 5426 . to be free or loose. Transliteration: nathar
Short Definition: sets. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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1865. deror -- a flowing, free run, liberty
... 1864, 1865. deror. 1866 . a flowing, free run, liberty. Transliteration:
deror Phonetic Spelling: (der-ore') Short Definition: release. ...
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5352. naqah -- to be empty or clean
... Word Usage acquit (3), acquitted (2), avenge (1), avenged (1), blameless (1), by
means clear (1), completely acquitted (1), completely free (1), completely ...
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Library

Whether Free-Will is a Power Distinct from the Will?
... OF FREE-WILL (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether free-will is a power distinct from the will?
Objection 1: It would seem that free-will is a power distinct from the will. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether free-will is a power.htm

Free-Will Baptists.
... FREE-WILL BAPTISTS. The first church gathered, of this order, was in New Durham,
NH, in the year 1780, principally by the instrumentality ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/free-will baptists.htm

Free-Will Baptists.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Free-Will Baptists. This denomination of Baptists have
in their connection nine hundred and eighty-one churches ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/free-will baptists 2.htm

Free-Will Baptists.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Free-Will Baptists. This flourishing class of Christians
have not, until recently, directed their efforts to a foreign field. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/free-will baptists 3.htm

Grace and Free Will
... FIFTH PART GRACE AND FREE WILL. Concerning grace and free will, this is what
I teach according to the Scriptures and orthodox consent ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/grace and free will.htm

Free Surrender.
... Yokefellows: The Rhythm of Service. (Matthew xi. 25-30; Luke x:1, 17, 21-24.) Free
Surrender. ... In military usage surrender is forced. Here it must be free. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/free surrender.htm

A Free Salvation
... A Free Salvation. A Sermon (No.199). Delivered on Friday Afternoon, June 11, 1858,
by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. on the Grand Stand, Epsom Race-Course. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/a free salvation.htm

Slaves and Free
... CORINTHIANS (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) SLAVES AND FREE. ... care not for it; if
thou mayest be free, use it rather; art thou bound to a wife? ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/slaves and free.htm

Free Will --A Slave
... Free Will"A Slave. A Sermon (No.52). ... Usually, when the text is taken, the divisions
are: First, that man has a will. Secondly, that he is entirely free. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/free willa slave.htm

Free Grace
... Free Grace. A Sermon (No.233). Delivered ... God. Why, even Abraham himself was not
free from the great error of relying upon his own strength. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/free grace.htm

Thesaurus

Free-will (9 Occurrences)
Free-will. Freewill, Free-will. Freewill-offering . Easton's Bible
Dictionary Free-will offering. A spontaneous gift ...
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Free (454 Occurrences)
... 9. (superl.) Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as,
free with his money. 10. (superl.) Exempt; clear; released ...
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Free-will-offering (9 Occurrences)
Free-will-offering. Freewill-offering, Free-will-offering. Freewill-offerings .
Multi-Version Concordance Free-will-offering (9 Occurrences). ...
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Free-will-offerings (6 Occurrences)
Free-will-offerings. Freewill-offerings, Free-will-offerings. Freewoman .
Multi-Version Concordance Free-will-offerings (6 Occurrences). ...
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Free-woman (4 Occurrences)
Free-woman. Freewoman, Free-woman. Free-woman's . Multi-Version
Concordance Free-woman (4 Occurrences). Galatians 4:22 ...
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Free-hearted (3 Occurrences)
Free-hearted. Freedom, Free-hearted. Freeing . Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.)
Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted mirth. ...
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Free-man (2 Occurrences)
Free-man. Freeman, Free-man. Freemen . Multi-Version Concordance
Free-man (2 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 7:22 For he ...
/f/free-man.htm - 7k

Free-offerings (2 Occurrences)
Free-offerings. Freemen, Free-offerings. Frees . Multi-Version
Concordance Free-offerings (2 Occurrences). Exodus 36 ...
/f/free-offerings.htm - 7k

Free-woman's (1 Occurrence)
Free-woman's. Free-woman, Free-woman's. Freight . Multi-Version
Concordance Free-woman's (1 Occurrence). Galatians 4 ...
/f/free-woman's.htm - 6k

Servant-woman (7 Occurrences)
... Servant-woman (7 Occurrences). Galatians 4:22 Because it is in the Writings, that
Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman. ...
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Resources

What is libertarian free will? | GotQuestions.org

Will we have free will in heaven? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about predestination vs. free will? | GotQuestions.org

Free: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Free (454 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:12
And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.
(BBE)

Matthew 15:6
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
(KJV WBS)

Matthew 16:19
I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
(BBE)

Matthew 17:26
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Matthew 18:18
Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
(BBE)

Matthew 18:27
"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.
(WEY BBE)

Matthew 18:32
Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
(BBE)

Matthew 19:7
They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?
(BBE)

Matthew 27:15
Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.
(BBE)

Matthew 27:21
But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.
(BBE)

Matthew 27:26
Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.
(BBE)

Matthew 27:40
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
(BBE)

Matthew 28:14
If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry."
(WEB YLT)

Mark 5:34
"Daughter," He said, "your faith has cured you: go in peace, and be free from your complaint."
(WEY BBE NIV)

Mark 7:11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
(KJV WBS)

Mark 10:4
And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
(BBE)

Mark 14:52
but he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
(See NAS)

Mark 15:6
Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.
(BBE)

Mark 15:9
And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
(BBE)

Mark 15:11
But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.
(BBE)

Mark 15:15
And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.
(BBE)

Luke 1:64
His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
(Root in WEB WEY BBE)

Luke 1:68
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
(BBE)

Luke 1:74
To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear,
(WEY BBE)

Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

Luke 6:37
Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
(WEB BBE)

Luke 7:21
At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.
(BBE)

Luke 7:42
But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"
(Root in WEY BBE)

Luke 8:2
And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,
(BBE)

Luke 9:6
And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.
(BBE)

Luke 11:4
May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.
(BBE)

Luke 12:15
And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.
(BBE)

Luke 12:59
Never, I tell you, will you get free till you have paid the last farthing."
(WEY)

Luke 13:12
When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."
(Root in WEB WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 13:15
Therefore the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Doesn't each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath, and lead him away to water?
(WEB)

Luke 13:16
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"
(Root in WEB BBE NIV)

Luke 23:18
But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free.
(BBE)

Luke 23:20
But Pilate once more addressed them, wishing to set Jesus free.
(WEY BBE)

Luke 23:25
The man who was lying in prison charged with riot and murder and for whom they clamoured he set free, but Jesus he gave up to be dealt with as they desired.
(WEY BBE)

Luke 23:37
And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.
(BBE)

John 4:10
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
(WEY BBE)

John 8:32
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:33
They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say,'You will be made free?' "
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:36
If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:37
I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.
(ASV)

John 11:44
He who was dead came out, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Free him, and let him go."
(WEB WEY BBE)

John 18:39
But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
(BBE)

John 19:10
Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?
(BBE NIV)

John 19:12
Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.
(BBE NIV)

John 20:23
Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
(BBE)

Acts 2:24
whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
(Root in WEB BBE NIV)

Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.
(BBE)

Acts 4:23
And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.
(BBE)

Acts 7:10
And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
(BBE)

Acts 7:34
Truly, I have seen the sorrows of my people in Egypt, and their cries have come to my ears, and I have come down to make them free: and now, come, I will send you to Egypt.
(BBE NIV)

Acts 8:20
"Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!
(WEY BBE)

Acts 13:39
And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.
(BBE NAS RSV)

Acts 15:29
that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."
(See NAS)

Acts 21:24
Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law.
(BBE)

Acts 22:28
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
(Root in KJV WEY DBY WBS)

Acts 22:30
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
(Root in WEB BBE)

Acts 26:32
Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
(WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 28:18
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
(WEB BBE)

Romans 3:24
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Romans 4:5
whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.
(WEY)

Romans 5:9
If therefore we have now been pronounced free from guilt through His blood, much more shall we be delivered from God's anger through Him.
(WEY)

Romans 5:15
But the free gift isn't like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Romans 5:16
The gift is not as through one who sinned: for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses to justification.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Romans 5:17
For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:)
(DBY YLT RSV)

Romans 5:18
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Romans 6:7
For he who has died has been freed from sin.
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Romans 6:18
Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
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Romans 6:20
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
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Romans 6:22
But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.
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Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Romans 7:2
For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.
(BBE YLT)

Romans 7:3
So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
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Romans 7:6
But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.
(BBE)

Romans 7:24
How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?
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Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
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Romans 8:21
Yet there was always the hope that at last the Creation itself would also be set free from the thraldom of decay so as to enjoy the liberty that will attend the glory of the children of God.
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Romans 8:30
and those whom He has pre-destined He also has called; and those whom He has called He has also declared free from guilt; and those whom He has declared free from guilt He has also crowned with glory.
(WEY)

Romans 8:33
Who shall impeach those whom God has chosen? God declares them free from guilt.
(WEY)

Romans 11:26
And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
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Romans 11:29
For God does not repent of His free gifts nor of His call;
(WEY)

Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 1:8
who will also keep you stedfast to the very End, so that you will be free from reproach on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(WEY BBE)

1 Corinthians 5:7
Get rid of the old yeast so that you may be dough of a new kind; for in fact you *are* free from corruption. For our Passover Lamb has already been offered in sacrifice--even Christ.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 5:8
Therefore let us keep our festival not with old yeast nor with the yeast of what is evil and mischievous, but with bread free from yeast--the bread of transparent sincerity and of truth.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 6:11
And all this describes what some of you were. But now you have had every stain washed off: now you have been set apart as holy: now you have been pronounced free from guilt; in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 6:12
I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 7:5
Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;
(YLT)

1 Corinthians 7:21
Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
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1 Corinthians 7:22
For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.
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1 Corinthians 7:27
Are you bound to a wife? Don't seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don't seek a wife.
(Root in WEB WEY BBE DBY RSV)

1 Corinthians 7:32
But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
(WEB WEY ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:37
But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in his own mind has come to the decision to keep his daughter unmarried, he will do well.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 9:1
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord?
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1 Corinthians 9:18
What then is my reward? That, when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
(See RSV NIV)

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