Psa 102:20, Isa 42:7, 49:9, 24-25, Jer 34:8, Zec 9:11-12, Joh 8:32-36 | ESV | STEP | to hear the groans of the prisoners , to set free those who were doomed to die ,

Psalms 102:20

20 to hear ^athe groans of the prisoners,
to set free ^bthose who were doomed to die,

Isaiah 42:7

7 ^cto open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
^dfrom the prison those who sit in darkness.

Isaiah 49:9

9 ^esaying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
^fThey shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;

Isaiah 49:24-25

24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty,
or the captives of a tyrant ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Syriac, Vulgate (see also verse 25); Masoretic Text of a righteous man} be rescued?
25 For thus says the Lord:
^h“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.

Jeremiah 34:8

8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah ⁱhad made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem ^jto make a proclamation of liberty to them,

Zechariah 9:11-12

11 As for you also, because of ^kthe blood of my covenant with you,
^lI will set your prisoners free from ^mthe waterless pit.
12 Return to your stronghold, O ⁿprisoners of hope;
today I declare that ^oI will restore to you double.

John 8:32-36

32 and you will ^pknow the truth, and the truth ^qwill set you free.” 33 They answered him, ^r“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^severyone who practices sin is a slave ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 35} to sin. 35 ^uThe slave does not remain in the house forever; ^vthe son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.