31 Bible Verses about jail

Remember those in bonds, as bound with them; those in distress, as being yourselves also in the body.

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

in which I suffer hardship even unto bonds as an evildoer; but the word of God is not bound.

Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast 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, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

But an angel of the Lord in the night opened the prisondoors, and brought them forth and said,

Peter therefore was kept guarded in prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God in his behalf.

But at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.

And he released him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And the jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prisondoors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

When thou art going with thine adversary at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

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

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

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

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and keepers before the door were guarding the prison.

saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

But Paul said to them, They have publicly beaten us uncondemned, although we are Romans, and have thrust us into prison; and now do they thrust us out secretly? No; but let them come themselves, and bring us out.

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

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

save that the Holy Spirit witnesseth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

Know that the brother Timothy hath been set at liberty, with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

and he seized him and put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed out of his prison;

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

But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

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

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

But the officers that came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and brought word,