Isa 49:25, 52:2-3, Rom 3:24-26, 1Pe 1:18-19 | ESV | STEP | For thus says the Lord : Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken , and the prey of the tyrant be rescued , for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children .

Isaiah 49:25

25 For thus says the Lord:
^a“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken,
and the prey of the tyrant be rescued,
for I will contend with those who contend with you,
and I will save your children.

Isaiah 52:2-3

2 ^bShake yourself from the dust and arise;
be seated, O Jerusalem;
^cloose the bonds from your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.
3 For thus says the Lord: ^d“You were sold for nothing, and ^eyou shall be redeemed without money.”

Romans 3:24-26

24 ^fand are justified ^gby his grace as a gift, ^hthrough the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God ⁱput forward as ^ja propitiation ^kby his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in ^lhis divine forbearance he had passed over ^mformer sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

1 Peter 1:18-19

18 knowing that you ⁿwere ransomed from ^othe futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but ^pwith the precious blood of Christ, like that of ^qa lamb ^rwithout blemish or spot.