The word in Scripture

Captive in the Bible

The word captive appears 59 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A captive is one held in bondage, longing for release. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What captive means in the Bible

A captive is one held in bondage, longing for release.

Where the word captive appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word captive appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.”Genesis 34:29

“Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.”Psalms 68:18

“For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”Psalms 137:3

“The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.”Isaiah 51:14

“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.”Isaiah 52:2

“So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.”Jeremiah 41:14

“And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”Luke 21:24

“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”Ephesians 4:8