Thematic Bible: Used for confining
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, 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 began to devastate the Church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.
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They arrested the Apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody till the next day.
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Arrested the Apostles, and had them placed in custody.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people. So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.
Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.
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But the other would not, but went and put him in prison till he should pay his debt.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)
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