3 Bible Verses about Prisons

And passing through the first guard, and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself, and going out they went forward one street, and immediately the angel left him.

For Herod had sent and taken John, and, put him bound in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.

AND when we came to Rome the centurion committed the prisoners to the prefect of the camp, and Paul was allowed to remain by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

May the Lord show mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains, but being at Rome he sought most diligently, and found me. The Lord grant him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And what services he performed at Ephesus, you know very well.

But Paul continued two entire years in his hired house, and received all who came to him,

and he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept, and be freed from bonds, and that he should forbid none of his friends to serve him.

AND John hearing in the prison of the works of Christ, sending by his disciples,

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

For Herod had sent and taken John, and, put him bound in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.

But Saul persecuted the church, and going from house to house, seizing men and women, committed them to prison.

and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the next day; for it was now evening.

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

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him.

And taking them that hour of the night, he washed them from their stripes, and was baptized, he and all his, immediately, and conducting them up into his house he set a table, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.

I tell you truly, you shall not go out thence till you have paid the last quadrans [4 mills].

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

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

and having inflicted many blows on them cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;

And the jailer awaking from sleep and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be released from his prison,

And when it was day the prefects sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go. And the jailer told these words to Paul; The prefects have sent to let you go; now, therefore, go, and depart in peace.

Agree with your accuser quickly, while you are with him in the way, lest the accuser deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

who had been cast into prison for a certain sedition made in the city, and a murder.

And Herod seeking and not finding him, examined the guards, and commanded them to be put to death, and going down from Judea to Caesarea remained [there].

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 removed.

And passing through the first guard, and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself, and going out they went forward one street, and immediately the angel left him.

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

And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards kept watch before the door.

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

And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards kept watch before the door.

But an angel of the Lord opening the prison doors by night led them out and said,

and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the next day; for it was now evening.