But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

and, this way, I persecuted unto the death, binding and delivering up into prisons both men and women: -

which also I did in Jerusalem, yea and, many of the saints, I myself, in prisons, shut up, - the authority, from the High-priests, having received: and, when they were to be put to death, I brought against them my vote;

in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry,

Ministers of Christ, are they? As one deranged I am talking, I, above measure! - in toils, superabundantly, in prisons, superabundantly, in stripes, to excess, in deaths, oft, -

And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:

He shouted with a mighty voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and she has become a habitation of demons, a prison of every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean and detestable beast.

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

Continue to remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and those who are being ill-treated, since you, too, are liable to similar physical punishment.

If any man sends others into prison, into prison he will go: if any man puts to death with the sword, with the sword will he be put to death. Here is the quiet strength and the faith of the saints.

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:

Saying - The prison, found we locked with all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors; but, when we had opened the prison, inside, found we, no one.

and sent to the prison, to have them brought, But when the officers came, they found them not in the prison; and returning they said,

for which I am suffering difficulty [here] in prison, as [though I were] a criminal. But God's message is not "in prison."

Give my love to Andronicus and Junia, my relations, who were in prison with me, who are noted among the Apostles, and who were in Christ before me.

for John was not yet cast into prison.

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned;

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. May grace (God’s unmerited favor and blessing) be with you.

for which I am an ambassador in chains. And pray that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly and courageously, as I should.

It is right for me to feel this way about you, because [you have me in your heart as] I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the good news [regarding salvation], all of you share in [His matchless] grace with me.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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

And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?

I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me.

Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

but the Scripture has shut up the whole world in prison together under sin, in order that the promise due to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who have faith.

But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

{Settle the case quickly with your accuser} while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.

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.

And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

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

Now [when] John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent [word] by his disciples

one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

For Herod, [after] arresting John, bound him and put [him] in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

And he sent [orders] [and] had John beheaded in the prison,

And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

and they laid hands on them, and put them in prison, till the next day: for it was now evening.

For you showed sympathy with those who were in prison and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, for you knew that you had in yourselves and in heaven one that was lasting.

But he did not want to, but rather he went [and] threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.

And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.

And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger and gave it to the maiden, and the maiden gave it to her mother.

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And I said, 'Lord they know that I prisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.

And when they had been there a good season, Festus rehearsed Paul's cause unto the king saying, "There is a certain man left in prison of Felix,

For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.

Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

For God has locked up all mankind in the prison of disobedience so as to have mercy on them all.

Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you; And Mark, Barnabas' sister's son: touching whom, ye received commandments. If he come unto you receive him:

And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

So you must not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, nor be ashamed of me who am in prison for his sake, but join with me in suffering for the good news, through the power of God.

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I have become here in prison.

I would have liked to keep him with me, to wait on me in your place while I am in prison for the good news,

But Paul appealed his case and asked to be held in prison until the decision of his Majesty. So I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to the emperor."

And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also,??nd it was during the days of unleavened bread,??4 and having seized he put him in prison, committing him to four companies of four soldiers each to guard him, wishing after the passover to bring him before the people.

a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.

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

for Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and he continued to hold him in prison: and hearing him, he continued to do many things, and he was hearing him gladly.

And went to the prison, and did their best to conciliate them. Then they took them out, and begged them to leave the city.

and, bringing them out of the prison, he exclaimed, "O sirs, what must I do to be saved?"