they laid hands on the apostles and put them into the public prison,

but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors during the night and brought them out, saying,

With these orders they went into the temple about dawn and proceeded to teach. Meantime the high priest and his allies met, called the Sanhedrin together and the council of seniors belonging to the sons of Israel, and then sent to prison for the men.

But as the attendants did not find them when they got to the prison, they came back to report,

"We found the prison safely locked up with the sentries posted at the doors, but on opening the doors we found no one inside!"

However, someone came and reported to them, "Here are the very men you put in prison, standing in the temple and teaching the people!"

but Saul made havoc of the church by entering one house after another, dragging off men and women, and consigning them to prison.

After arresting him he put him in prison, handing him over to a guard of sixteen soldiers, with the intention of producing him to the People after the passover.

So Peter was closely guarded in prison, while earnest prayer for him was offered to God by the church.

The very night before Herod meant to have him produced, Peter lay asleep between two soldiers; he was fastened by two chains, and sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

He beckoned to them to keep quiet and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Report this to James," he said, "and to the brothers." And off he went to another place.

had many lashes inflicted on them and put them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safe.

On receiving so strict a charge, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

all of a sudden there was a great earthquake which shook the very foundations of the prison; the doors all flew open in an instant and the fetters of all the prisoners were unfastened.

When the jailer started from his sleep and saw the prison-doors open, he drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing the prisoners had made their escape;

But Paul replied, "They flogged us in public and without a trial, flogged Roman citizens! They put us in prison, and now they are going to get rid of us secretly! No indeed! Let them come here themselves and take us out!"

they went to appease them and after taking them out of prison begged them to leave the town.

So they left the prison and went to Lydia's house, where they saw the brothers and encouraged them; then they departed.