13 Bible Verses about Prisons

They went past the first and second guard to the Iron Gate that leads to the city. The gate opened and went out on the street. The angel then departed from him.

Hoshea's treachery became clear to the king of Assyria. He had sent representatives to the king of Egypt. He did not send his offering to the king of Assyria like he did in previous years. So the king of Assyria had him put in chains and locked in prison.

The Philistines captured him and put his eyes out. They took him to Gaza, chained him with copper chains. They put him to work grinding at the mill in the prison.

So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard. It was the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.

They held him in custody until they decided what to do with him.

Now his people have been plundered. They are locked up in dungeons and hidden away in prisons. They were robbed and plundered, with no one to come to their rescue.

Asa was so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

Tell them: 'It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.'

For Herod captured John and locked him in prison for the sake of Herodias his wife. She was his brother Philip's wife before he married her.

Hoshea's treachery became clear to the king of Assyria. He had sent representatives to the king of Egypt. He did not send his offering to the king of Assyria like he did in previous years. So the king of Assyria had him put in chains and locked in prison.

The Philistines captured him and put his eyes out. They took him to Gaza, chained him with copper chains. They put him to work grinding at the mill in the prison.

Then he blinded Zedekiah and put him in bronze shackles. The king of Babylon took him to Babylon and put him in a prison, where he stayed until he died.

When we arrived at Rome they allowed Paul to have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

The Lord grants mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains. When he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me. May the Lord grant him to find the mercy of God in that day, and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, you know very well.

Paul rented a place to live for two full years and welcomed everyone who came to him.

He commanded a centurion to keep Paul. Allow him some freedom of custody and that some of his people should come and minister to him.

While in prison, John heard news of what Christ was doing. He sent his disciples.

I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.'

Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

Let the groans of prisoners come into your presence. With your powerful arm (according to the greatness of your power) rescue those who are condemned to death.

He heard the groaning of the prisoner, to set free those who were doomed to death.

For Herod captured John and locked him in prison for the sake of Herodias his wife. She was his brother Philip's wife before he married her.

If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in prison. Concerning the rest of you, carry grain for the famine of your households,

With hooks they pulled him into a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him in prison. Therefore his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah has anointed me to announce good news to the lowly and meek. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners.

You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.

Say to those who are bound: Go forth, to those in the darkness and show yourselves. They will feed along the roads and their pasture is on all bare heights.

Jeremiah went into a prison cell, and he stayed there a long time.

Your Majesty, please listen, and accept my plea for mercy. Do not return me to the scribe Jonathan's house, or I will die there.

King Zedekiah gave the command to have Jeremiah put in the courtyard of the prison. He gave him a loaf of bread every day from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.

and threw Joseph in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,

Saul ravaged the congregation. He entered every house and dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day for it was already evening.

They captured the apostles and put them in the common prison.

I set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. This is because of the blood of your covenant!

So they took me and let me down by ropes into Prince Malchiah's well, which was in the palace courtyard. There was no water in the well, only mud, and I sank down in it.

He gave the order to behead John in prison.

He did indeed hang the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.

When he apprehended him, he put him in prison. He turned him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. After Passover he would be presented to the people. Peter was kept in prison. Prayer was made without ceasing by the congregation to God for him.

They held him in custody until Jehovah told them what to do.

That very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds. Then he and all his family were baptized. He took them to his house and fed them. They rejoiced along with his entire house, having believed in God.

Jehovah helped him and was good to him. He even made the jailer like Joseph so much that

Take it from me; you will stay in jail until you pay the very last penny of your fine.

He would not give him time. He put him into prison till he paid the debt.

Jehovah made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for Jehovah's temple. You should put every madman who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles.

Receiving this command he threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Receiving this command he threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.

At Riblah he put Zedekiah's sons to death while Zedekiah was looking on, and he also had the officials of Judah executed.

After they were severely beaten, they threw them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safe.

The jailor, who was roused out of sleep and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

Your Majesty, please listen, and accept my plea for mercy. Do not return me to the scribe Jonathan's house, or I will die there. King Zedekiah gave the command to have Jeremiah put in the courtyard of the prison. He gave him a loaf of bread every day from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.

he put him in charge of the other prisoners and of everything that was done in the jail. The jailer did not worry about anything, because Jehovah was with Joseph and made him successful in all that he did.

They held him in custody until Jehovah told them what to do.

When the thousand years end, Satan will be let loose out of his prison.

The officials were so angry with Jeremiah that they beat him and put him in prison in the scribe Jonathan's house, which had been turned into a prison.

His prison clothing was changed. He was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

Tell them: 'It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.'

If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in prison. Concerning the rest of you, carry grain for the famine of your households,

At that time the army of the king of Babylon was blockading Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was locked up in the courtyard of the prison. This prison was in the palace of the king of Judah.

So the king sent for Joseph. He was quickly brought out of jail. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to the king.

The next day the magistrates sent the officers saying: Let those men go. The jailor reported the words to Paul, saying: The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore go in peace.

He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Tell them: 'It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.'

Jehovah helped him and was good to him. He even made the jailer like Joseph so much that

and threw Joseph in the same prison where the king's prisoners were kept. While Joseph was in prison,

The Philistines captured him and put his eyes out. They took him to Gaza, chained him with copper chains. They put him to work grinding at the mill in the prison.

So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard. It was the same place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Come to an agreement quickly with the one who has a legal case against you. Do it before he turns the case over to the judge and you are thrown into jail.

Release me from prison so that I may praise your name. Righteous people will surround me because you are good to me.

He was thrown into prison for insurrection (sedition) in the city and murder.

Herod had a thorough search made for him and could not find him. He cross examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Herod went from Judea to Caesarea to stay for a while.

Suddenly there was a massive earthquake. It was so great the foundations of the prison-house were shaken. All the doors were opened and everyone's bands came off.

They went past the first and second guard to the Iron Gate that leads to the city. The gate opened and went out on the street. The angel then departed from him.

He said: Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.

It was the night before Herod was to bring him to trial. Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He was bound with two chains. Sentries stood guard at the prison door.

They captured the apostles and put them in the common prison.

It was the night before Herod was to bring him to trial. Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. He was bound with two chains. Sentries stood guard at the prison door.

During the night God's angel opened the prison doors, brought them out and said:

If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him. This is by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day for it was already evening.