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Independence Day Bible Verses
Bible Verses About Freedom for Celebrating the Fourth of July

By Mary Fairchild, About.com

This collection of Bible verses for Independence Day is designed to encourage the celebration of freedom, both spiritual and physical, for the 4th of July holiday.

Psalm 118:5
In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. (NIV)

Psalm 119:32
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. (NIV)

Psalm 119:45
I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. (NIV)

Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
(NIV)

John 8:32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (NIV)

John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (NIV)

2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (NIV)

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (NIV)

Ephesians 3:12
In him [Christ] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. (NIV)

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