31 Bible Verses about jail

Remember those who are in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated as being yourselves liable to the same trials.

when I had no clothes, you gave me clothes, when I was sick, you looked after me, when I was in prison, you came to see me.'

for the sake of which I even suffer imprisonment as a criminal. But God's message is not imprisoned!

Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

But before all this, men will arrest you and persecute you, and hand you over to synagogues and prisons and have you brought before kings and governors on my account.

But an angel of the Lord opened the jail doors in the night and let them out, and said to them,

So Peter was kept in the jail, but the church was praying earnestly to God for him.

But about midnight, as Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

He released the man they asked for, who had been put in prison for riot and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.

It woke up the jailer, and when he saw that the doors of the jail were open, he drew his sword and was just going to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

For when you are going before the magistrate with your opponent, do your best on the way to get rid of him, or he may hurry you off to the judge and the judge hand you over to the constable and the constable throw you into prison.

But he refused and went and had him put in prison until he should pay the debt.

Now when John heard in prison of what the Christ was doing, he sent by his disciples

suddenly there was such an earthquake that the jail shook to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and everybody's chains were unfastened.

The night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was asleep between two soldiers, and fastened with two chains, and watchmen were at the door, guarding the jail,

"We found the prison securely locked up, with the sentries on duty at the doors, but on opening the doors we found no one inside."

But Paul said to them, "They had us beaten in public without giving us a trial, and put us in jail, although we are Roman citizens! And now are they going to dismiss us secretly? By no means! Have them come here themselves and take us out!"

and they had the apostles arrested and put in the common jail.

Do not be afraid of what you are going to suffer. See! The devil is going to put some of you into prison to be tested there, and for ten days to endure persecution. Prove faithful even unto death and I will give you the crown of life.

except that in every town I visit, the holy Spirit warns me that imprisonment and persecution are awaiting me.

when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.'

when an angel of the Lord stood at his side, and a light shone in the room, and striking Peter on the side, he woke him, and said to him, "Get up quickly!" The chains dropped from his hands,

You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes here soon, we will see you together.

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.

When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison,

crowned them all by putting John in prison.

But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.

For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat, and when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink,

But when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he retreated to Galilee.

For John had not yet been put in prison.

But the attendants who went for them could not find them in the jail, and they came back and reported,