13 Bible Verses about Prisons

They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy involving Hoshea, who had sent envoys to King So of Egypt and stopped offering tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done annually. As a result, the king of Assyria placed him under arrest and sent him to prison.

Then the Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, tied him up in bronze chains, and made him grind grain in their prison.

that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Then they confined him until it could be declared what should be done to him.

But this is a people who have been robbed and plundered, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become prey, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back!'

In response, Asa flew into a rage and locked up the seer in stocks in the palace prison because of what Hanani had told him. Asa also tortured some of the people of Israel at that time.

Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations of bread and water only until I come back safely.'"

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy involving Hoshea, who had sent envoys to King So of Egypt and stopped offering tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done annually. As a result, the king of Assyria placed him under arrest and sent him to prison.

Then the Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, tied him up in bronze chains, and made him grind grain in their prison.

He blinded Zedekiah and bound him in bronze shackles. Then the king of Babylon took him to Babylon and put him in prison until he died.

When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner. Instead, when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently for me and found me. May the Lord grant that he finds mercy on the day he comes again. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus.

For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul but to let him have some freedom and not to keep any of his friends from caring for his needs.

Now when John heard in prison about the activities of the Messiah, he sent a message by his disciples

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

They bound his feet with fetters and placed an iron collar on his neck,

Let the cries of the prisoners reach you. With the strength of your power, release those condemned to death.

to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

If you're honest men, leave one of your brothers here in custody, then the rest of you can leave and take some grain with you to alleviate the famine that's affecting your households.

They imprisoned him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babel. Then they placed him in their dungeon where his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.

saying to captives, "Come out!' and to those who are in darkness, "Be free!' "They will feed on all the mountains, and their pasture will be on all the barren hills.

So Jeremiah came into the cells in the dungeon and remained there for a long time.

Now, please listen, your majesty, and pay attention to what I'm asking you. Don't make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I don't die there."

So King Zedekiah gave the order, and they assigned Jeremiah to the courtyard of the guard. Each day they gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison.

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

So they arrested them and placed them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

Now concerning you and my blood covenant with you, I have liberated your prisoners from a waterless pit.

So they threw Jeremiah into a cistern that belonged to the king's son Malchijah and was located in the courtyard of the guard. When they let Jeremiah down with ropes, because there was no water in the cistern only mud Jeremiah sank into the mud.

So he sent word and had John beheaded in prison.

but he beheaded and hanged the head chef, just as Joseph had interpreted for them.

When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.

They placed him in custody until a decision would be made to them according to the word of the LORD.

At that hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately. He brought Paul and Silas upstairs into his house and set food before them. He was thrilled, as was his household, to believe in God.

But the LORD was with Joseph. He extended gracious love to him, causing the prison warden to be pleased with Joseph.

I tell you with certainty, you will not get out of there until you pay back the last dollar!"

But he refused and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt.

The LORD made you a priest instead of Jehoiada the priest to serve in the LORD's Temple as an official against every crazy prophet, and to put him in stocks and restraints.

Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

At Riblah, the king of Babylon executed Zedekiah's sons right before his eyes. He also executed all the nobles of Judah.

After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.

When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

Now, please listen, your majesty, and pay attention to what I'm asking you. Don't make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I don't die there." So King Zedekiah gave the order, and they assigned Jeremiah to the courtyard of the guard. Each day they gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

So the prison warden entrusted into Joseph's care all the prisoners who were confined in prison. Whatever they did, Joseph was in charge of the work detail. The prison warden did not have to worry about anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him. That's why Joseph prospered in everything he did.

They placed him in custody until a decision would be made to them according to the word of the LORD.

When the thousand years are over, Satan will be freed from his prison.

The officials were angry with Jeremiah and beat him. They put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe because they had made it into a prison.

Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and had regular meals in the king's presence every day for the rest of his life,

Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations of bread and water only until I come back safely.'"

If you're honest men, leave one of your brothers here in custody, then the rest of you can leave and take some grain with you to alleviate the famine that's affecting your households.

The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard at the palace of the king of Judah

Pharoah sent word to summon Joseph quickly from the dungeon, so they shaved his beard, changed his clothes, and then sent him straight to Pharaoh.

When day came, the magistrates sent guards, who commanded, "Release those men." The jailer reported these words to Paul, and added, "The magistrates have sent word to release you. So come out now and go in peace."

that is, he restored his senior security advisor to his former responsibilities, including attending to Pharaoh's personal wine cup,

Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations of bread and water only until I come back safely.'"

But the LORD was with Joseph. He extended gracious love to him, causing the prison warden to be pleased with Joseph.

arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison.

Then the Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, tied him up in bronze chains, and made him grind grain in their prison.

that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

Break me out of this prison, so I can give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal generously with me. A Davidic Song

(This man had been put in prison for murder and for a revolt that had taken place in the city.)

Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while.

Suddenly, there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors immediately flew open, and everyone's chains were unfastened.

They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

Peter told him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to die with you!"

That very night, before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, and guards in front of the door were watching the prisoners.

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

That very night, before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, and guards in front of the door were watching the prisoners.

But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

Whoever refuses to practice the law of your God and the law of the king is to see judgment executed quickly, whether to death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.

So they arrested them and placed them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.