13 Bible Verses about Prisons

And when they passed a first and a second watch, they came to the iron gate, the one leading to the city, which opened spontaneously to them. And after going out, they advanced one street. And straightaway the agent withdrew from h

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound hi

And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes. And they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass, and he did grinding in the prison-house.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

But this is a people robbed and plundered. They are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses. They are for a prey, and none delivers, for a spoil, and none says, Restore.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison-house. For he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I come in peace.

For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound hi

And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes. And they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass, and he did grinding in the prison-house.

And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah. And the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commandant, but Paul was allowed to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain. But when he happened to be in Rome he sought me more diligently and found me (may the Lord grant him to find mercy from Lord in that day), and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou know very well.

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired lodging. And he received all who came in to him,

He also arranged for the centurion to guard Paul, and to have reduced confinement, and to forbid none of his own men to serve or to come to him.

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

naked, and ye clothed me. I was feeble, and ye came to help me. I was in prison, and ye came to me.

They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee. According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those who are appointed to death,

to hear the sighing of the prisoner, to loose those who are appointed to death,

For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.

If ye be TRUE men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house, but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses,

And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

The Spirit of lord LORD is upon me, because LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, {and recovering of sight to the blind (LXX/NT)}, and

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

saying to those who are bound, Go forth to those who are in darkness. Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be on all bare heights.

When Jeremiah came into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king. Let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. And they gave him a loaf of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the

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

But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.

And they threw hands on them, and put them in custody for the morrow, for it was now evening.

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

As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sank in th

And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of LORD.

And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed from the stripes, and was immersed, he and all those of him, immediately. And having brought them into his house, he set out a table, and rejoiced, having believed in God with all his house.

But LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Truly I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid the last quadran.

But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed.

LORD has made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of LORD, for every man who is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that thou should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.

who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes. Also the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah.

And having laid many blows upon them, they cast them into prison, having ordered the jailor to guard them securely,

And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.

And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king. Let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. And they gave him a loaf of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. And whatever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison did not look to anything that was under his hand, because LORD was with him, and that which he did, LORD made it prosper.

And they put him in ward, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of LORD.

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

And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.

and changed his prison garments. And [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life,

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I come in peace.

If ye be TRUE men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house, but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses,

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph. And they brought him hastily out of the dungeon, and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in to Pharaoh.

But when it became day, the magistrates sent out the police, saying, Release those men. And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent out so that ye may be released. Now therefore after coming out, go in peace.

And he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand,

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I come in peace.

But LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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

And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes. And they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass, and he did grinding in the prison-house.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.

Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me.

(a man who was cast into prison because of a certain insurrection that occurred in the city, and for murder).

And Herod, who sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, he commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he remained there.

And suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so as for the foundations of the prison to shake. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all the men were unfastened.

And when they passed a first and a second watch, they came to the iron gate, the one leading to the city, which opened spontaneously to them. And after going out, they advanced one street. And straightaway the agent withdrew from h

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to death.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison.

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

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison.

But an agent of Lord opened the prison doors by night, and after leading them out, he said,

And whoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

And they threw hands on them, and put them in custody for the morrow, for it was now evening.