40 Bible Verses about jail

Remember prisoners, as bound with them; those that are evil-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

And Joseph's lord took him and put him into the tower-house, the place where the king's prisoners were confined; and he was there in the tower-house.

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

Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;

But an angel of the Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,

Peter therefore was kept in the prison; but unceasing prayer was made by the assembly to God concerning him.

And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.

And he released him who, for tumult and murder, had been cast into prison, whom they begged for, and Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me.

For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.

saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened them, within we found no one.

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, us who are Romans, they have cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out secretly? no, indeed, but let them come themselves and bring us out.

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

Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.

only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

And lo, an angel of the Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.

Know that our brother Timotheus is set at liberty; with whom, if he should come soon, I will see you.

And he put them in custody three days.

whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did.

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

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

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and hidden in prison-houses; they are become a prey, and none delivereth, a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;

Only bear a remembrance with thee of me when it goes well with thee, and deal kindly, I pray thee, with me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house;

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

for John was not yet cast into prison.

And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported