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Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Verse ConceptsAgreementDiscorddisagreementsLawyersJudgesOfficersAttorneyLawsuitsLitigationQuarrelsDebtorsAgreeingHanding Over PeopleImprisonmentsCourt SessionsPeople Accusing PeopleMisunderstandingsMaking Peace With EnemiesReconciliationConflictResolving Conflictjail

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Verse ConceptsFaultsPrisonersRopesTying UpNamed Wives

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingWhen?

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Verse ConceptsSocial SelfishnessOppressing ForeignersClothing The NeedyNaked In PovertyPeople VisitingNot Welcoming ChristReceiving Jesus As A Guestjail

Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’

Verse ConceptsAttitudes, to other peopleLoving ForeignersNaked In PovertyWhen?Serving ChristFeeding The Poorhunger

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersRopesBad Wives ExamplesDispleasureTransferring Wives

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

Verse ConceptsMartyrdom Of The SaintsDeath penaltyCommands, in NTPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfExecutionersRemoving HeadsKilling DisciplesDeath Penalty For Killing

Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

Verse ConceptsKeysPrisonersjail

For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Verse ConceptsdisagreementsImprisonmentsJudgesOfficersReconciliation, Between BelieversLitigationHanding Over PeopleStress And Hard TimesReconciliationPurgatoryeffortjail

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsImprisonmentsPersecution, Nature OfPersecution PredictedBeforeHanding Over PeopleGentile RulersPersecutionjail

(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)

Verse ConceptsCriminalsImprisonmentsPrisonersJudged As Murderers

And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationHanding Over ChristJudged As MurderersPeople Set Free By PeopleThe Will Of MenSurrenderactingjailcrucifixion

for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Verse ConceptsBeforeImprisonmentsjail

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersSanhedrinTeachersDaybreakTeaching In The ChurchAt DaybreakBringing People Out Of Other PlacesDisciples In The Temple

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

Verse ConceptsOfficersNot Findingjail

saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.”

Verse ConceptsKeysStandingPrison KeepersEmpty PlacesShutting DoorsLocks And Barspreppingjail

But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDisciples In The TempleTeaching The Way Of God

But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

Verse ConceptsArrestingIntimidationenemies, of believersChurchPrisonersPulling PeopleDestruction Of The ChurchThe Church UniversalPersecutionjail

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brethren.” Then he left and went to another place.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Freeing CaptivesTelling Of God

When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

Verse ConceptsGuardsPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsInjury To Feet

and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

Verse ConceptsApologizingempiresPersecution, Forms OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRoman CitizensBeating BelieversSpreading StoriesAvoiding SecrecyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesNo JusticeCitizenstrailsjail

They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofevangelising

And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSaintsShutting SecurelyKilling DisciplesAuthority Delegated To People

in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison,

Verse ConceptsSpiritsSpirit, Nature OfDamnationChrist PreachingPurgatorypreaching

And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place of demons and a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.

Verse ConceptsBabylonDemons, Evil Work Ofdemons, Kinds ofSpiritsAbominations, Ceremonial MattersCagesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedShout Of GodUnclean SpiritsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesUnclean Animals