31 Bible Verses about jail

Remember those who are in bonds, as if you yourselves had been bound, and those who suffer affliction, since you yourselves are in the body.

naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.

in which I suffer evil, as an evil-doer, even to bonds: but the word of God is not bound.

Come to an agreement with your opponent at law quickly, while you are on the road with him, lest your opponent at law deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, after being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said:

Therefore, Peter was kept in prison; but fervent prayer to God was made for him by the church.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung a hymn to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.

And he released him that for a seditious movement, and for murder, had been thrown into prison, whom they demanded; but Jesus, he delivered up to their will.

And the jailer, being aroused from sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

And he would not; but went and threw him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.

When Herod was about to bring him out, on that night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the doors were guarding the prison.

saying: "We found the prison closed with all safety, and the guards standing before the doors; but when we had opened, we found no one within.

But Paul said to them: Having publicly scourged us uncondemned, us who are Romans, they threw us into prison: and do they now put us out secretly? No, verily: but let them come and lead us out.

and they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.

Fear none of the things which you are about to suffer; behold, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

except that in every city the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me.

I was a stranger, and you took me not to your houses; naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison. And he gently struck Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying: Arise quickly; and his chains fell from his hands.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty, with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four tetrads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the passover.

And when the thousand years shall have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up; he withdrew into Galilee;

for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported,