Quotes About Freedom

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

ëBut I will punish the nation that enslaves them,í God said, ëand afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.í

When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.í

But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.