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Hebrews 2:15

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And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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  1. Romans 8:15Rank 1 from verse 15
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    15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:7Rank 2 from verse 15
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    7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

  3. Luke 1:74–75Rank 3 from verse 15
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    74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

    75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  4. 2 Corinthians 1:10Rank 4 from verse 15
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    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  5. Psalms 55:4Rank 5 from verse 15
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    4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

  6. Romans 8:21Rank 6 from verse 15
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    21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

  7. 1 Corinthians 15:50–57Rank 7 from verse 15
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    50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

    51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

    54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

    55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

    56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

    57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  8. Psalms 89:48Rank 8 from verse 15
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    48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

  9. Job 24:17Rank 9 from verse 15
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    17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

  10. Job 33:21–28Rank 10 from verse 15
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    21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

    22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

    23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

    24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

    25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:

    26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

    27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

    28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  11. Psalms 56:13Rank 11 from verse 15
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    13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

  12. Job 18:11Rank 12 from verse 15
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    11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

  13. Psalms 33:19Rank 13 from verse 15
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    19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

  14. Job 18:14Rank 14 from verse 15
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    14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

  15. Psalms 73:19Rank 15 from verse 15
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    19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

  16. Galatians 4:21Rank 16 from verse 15
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    21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

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Hebrews 2:15

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deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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subject

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Sense 1: Under the authority, power, control, or obedience of another. Sense 2: Exposed, liable, or bound to the condition named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

2:7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

2:8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

2:10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

2:11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

2:12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

2:13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

2:15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

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2:16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

2:18For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

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