Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

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

So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

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

I was naked and you gave me clothing, 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 did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?'

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

So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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

As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

But Peter said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!"

(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)

He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

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

But someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!"

But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell James and the brothers these things," and then he left and went to another place.

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

But Paul said to the police officers, "They had us beaten in public without a proper trial -- even though we are Roman citizens -- and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!"

When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.

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

For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

In it he went and preached to the spirits in prison,

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

Now when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be released from his prison