But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.

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

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

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

After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.

I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

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.

At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the message, to speak the mystery of the Messiah, for which I am in prison,

When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

In that state He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison

So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you took care of Me;
I was in prison and you visited Me.’

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

I was a stranger
and you didn’t take Me in;
I was naked
and you didn’t clothe Me,
sick and in prison
and you didn’t take care of Me.’

“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help You?’

Remember the prisoners, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.

There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

added this to everything else—he locked John up in prison.

As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.

“Lord,” he told Him, “I’m ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.