39 Bible Verses about jail
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Remember the prisoners as being in bondage together, those who are ill-treated as also yourselves being in the body.
naked, and ye clothed me. I was feeble, and ye came to help me. I was in prison, and ye came to me.
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound. And he was there in the prison.
within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.
Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.
But before all these things, they will throw their hands on you, and will persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
But an agent of Lord opened the prison doors by night, and after leading them out, he said,
Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.
Now toward midnight Paul and Silas, while praying, were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
And he released the man who had been cast into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they asked for, but he delivered Jesus to their will.
And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.
For when thou go with thine opponent to the magistrate on the way give effort to be delivered from him, lest he may drag thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer would cast thee into prison.
But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed.
Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me.
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
And suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so as for the foundations of the prison to shake. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all the men were unfastened.
And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison.
saying, We found the prison indeed shut in all security, and the guards standing before the doors, but after opening, we found no man inside.
But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, uncondemned men, being Romans, they cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out privately? Certainly not, but after coming, they shall lead us out.
Fear none of the things that thou are going to suffer. Behold, the devil is indeed going to cast some of you into prison, so that ye may be tried, and ye will have tribulation ten days. Become thou faithful until death, and I will
except that the Holy Spirit testifies from city to city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me.
And behold, an agent of Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
Know ye, brother Timothy who was set free is with whom I will see you, if he comes sooner.
whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. And whatever they did there, he was the doer of it.
But this is a people robbed and plundered. They are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses. They are for a prey, and none delivers, for a spoil, and none says, Restore.
But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.
For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink,
But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.
But the subordinates who came did not find them in the prison. And having returned, they reported,