3 Bible Verses about Prisons

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.

On our reaching Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, except for the soldier who was in charge of him.

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains. On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me till he found me. The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on 'That Day.' The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.

For two whole years Paul stayed in a house which he rented for himself, welcoming all who came to see him,

So he gave orders to the Captain in charge of Paul to keep him in custody, but to relax the regulations, and not to prevent any of his personal friends from attending to his wants.

Now John had heard in prison what the Christ was doing, and he sent a message by his disciples,

When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.'

For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.

But Saul began to devastate the Church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.

They arrested the Apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody till the next day.

Arrested the Apostles, and had them placed in custody.

He sent and beheaded John in the prison;

After seizing Peter, Herod put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to bring him up before the people. So Peter was kept in prison, but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly offered to God on his behalf.

And that very hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he himself and every one belonging to him were baptized without delay. Afterwards he took them up to his house and set before them something to eat, rejoicing that he, with all his household, had come to believe in God.

I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last penny.

But the other would not, but went and put him in prison till he should pay his debt.

On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.

On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.

After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the Governor of the Jail to keep them in safe custody.

Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief that the prisoners had escaped.

When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose from his prison,

In the morning the Magistrates sent the police with an order for the men to be discharged. The Governor of the Jail told Paul of his instructions. "The Magistrates have sent an order for your discharge," he said, "so you had better leave the place at once and go quietly away."

Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.

(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)

And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.

Suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the Jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners' chains were loosened.

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

"Master," said Peter, "with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death."

Just when Herod was intending to bring him before the people, on that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both, while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding the prison.

Arrested the Apostles, and had them placed in custody.

Just when Herod was intending to bring him before the people, on that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both, while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding the prison.

An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.

They arrested the Apostles and, as it was already evening, had them placed in custody till the next day.