Thematic Bible: Persons confined in
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Persons confined in » Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends
So, he ordered his officer to keep Paul in custody, yet with some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to his needs.
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Now while still in prison, John [the Immerser] heard about the things Christ was doing, [so] he sent [word] through his disciples
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when I was without adequate clothing, you gave me something to wear; [when] I was sick, you came to visit me; [when] I was in prison, you came to see me.'
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Often subjected to extreme suffering
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often bound with fetters
For it was Herod himself who had sent for John and had him arrested and chained up in prison. He did this to please Herodias, who was [i.e., had been] his brother Philip's wife, but whom Herod had married.
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Often executed in
So, he sent [word to his officers] and had John decapitated in the prison.
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Often fastened in stocks
After receiving these orders, the jailor threw them into the maximum security cell and had their feet securely fastened in wooden restraints.
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Often placed in dungeons
After receiving these orders, the jailor threw them into the maximum security cell and had their feet securely fastened in wooden restraints.
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Might have their condition ameliorated by the king
Prisons » Persons confined in » Said to be in ward
Prisons » Persons confined in » Clothed in prison dress
Prisons » Persons confined in » Fed on bread and water
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often kept to hard labor
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often chained to two soldiers
Then on the night that Herod was planning to have him brought [before the court], Peter was asleep, chained between two soldiers, with guards stationed at the jail doors.
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Prisons » Persons confined in » Said to be in hold
So, these [Jewish] leaders arrested Peter and John and put them in jail until the next day because it was [already] evening.
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