40 Bible Verses about jail

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them who suffer adversity, 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.

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

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

Agree with thy adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

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

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth, and said,

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them.

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

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he draw thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

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

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of 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 bands were loosed.

Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and beat him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

Saying, The prison truly we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privately? no verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful to death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Save that the Holy Spirit testifieth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide 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 behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

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

And he put them all together into custody three days.

And when he had apprehended him, he 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 the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatever they did there, was done by him.

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

Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

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

As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and hauling 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:

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness to me, I pray thee, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,