13 Bible Verses about Prisons

And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

But Hoshea's broken faith became clear to the king of Assyria because he had sent representatives to So, king of Egypt, and did not send his offering to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: so the king of Assyria had him shut up in prison and put in chains.

So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.

And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.

But this is a people whose property has been taken away from them by force; they are all taken in holes, and shut up in prisons: they are made prisoners, and no one makes them free; they are taken by force and no one says, Give them back.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, burning with wrath against him because of this thing. And at the same time Asa was cruel to some of the people.

And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

But Hoshea's broken faith became clear to the king of Assyria because he had sent representatives to So, king of Egypt, and did not send his offering to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: so the king of Assyria had him shut up in prison and put in chains.

So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.

And he put out Zedekiah's eyes; and the king of Babylon, chaining him in iron bands, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains; But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

Now when John had news in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples

I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.

His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

They made him a prisoner with hooks, and took him to the king of Babylon; they put him in the strong place so that his voice might be sounding no longer on the mountains of Israel.

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.

Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.

So Jeremiah came into the hole of the prison, under the arches, and was there for a long time.

And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there.

Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.

So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.

And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away. And he took them into his house and gave them food, and he was full of joy, having faith in God with all his family.

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest, to be an overseer in the house of the Lord for every man who is off his head and is acting as a prophet, to put such men in prison and in chains.

And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

And the keeper, coming out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, took his sword and was about to put himself to death, fearing that the prisoners had got away.

And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there. Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there. And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.

And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.

And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,

And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.

If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, shutting it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go. And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.

And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.

Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life

And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.