Thematic Bible: Used for confining
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.
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They arrested them, and as it was already evening, they shut them up until next morning.
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and they had the apostles arrested and put in the common jail.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
He had him seized and put in jail, with four squads of soldiers to guard him, meaning after the Passover to bring him out before the people. So Peter was kept in the jail, but the church was praying earnestly to God for him.
Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
I tell you, you will never get out again until you have paid the last penny!
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But he refused and went and had him put in prison until he should pay the debt.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
(He was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had taken place in the city and for murder.)
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