Add parallel Print Page Options

16 O Lord, I am your servant;
    yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
    you have freed me from my chains.

Read full chapter

16 Look down and have mercy on me.
    Give your strength to your servant;
    save me, the son of your servant.

Read full chapter

12 In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies
    and destroy all my foes,
    for I am your servant.

Read full chapter

125 Give discernment to me, your servant;
    then I will understand your laws.

Read full chapter

Greetings from James

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad.

Greetings!

Read full chapter

22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

Read full chapter

23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,

Read full chapter

26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.

Read full chapter

Good News for the Oppressed

61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
    for the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
    and to proclaim that captives will be released
    and prisoners will be freed.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 61:1 Greek version reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18.

14 He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
    he snapped their chains.
15 Let them praise the Lord for his great love
    and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
16 For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;
    he cut apart their bars of iron.

Read full chapter

11 So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. 12 But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

NLT Compact Bible TuTone LeatherLike fuscia floral/plum
NLT Compact Bible TuTone LeatherLike fuscia floral/plum
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $12.49
Save: $12.50 (50%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NLT Children's Outreach Bible, Softcover
NLT Children's Outreach Bible, Softcover
Retail: $5.49
Our Price: $3.99
Save: $1.50 (27%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NLT Filament Bible--soft leather-look, teal
NLT Filament Bible--soft leather-look, teal
Retail: $79.99
Our Price: $18.49
Save: $61.50 (77%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars