* To be "bound" means to have something tied or wrapped around something else.
* The term "bonds" refers to anything that binds, confines or imprisons someone. It usually refers to physical chains, fetters or ropes that keep a person from being free to move.
* The term "bond" is used figuratively to refer to something, such as sin, that controls or enslaves someone.
* A bond can also be a close relationship between people in which they support each other emotionally, spiritually and physically. This applies to the bond of marriage.
* For example, a husband and wife are "bound" or tied to each other. It is a bond that God does not want broken.