3 Bible Verses about Prisons

And passing through the first ward and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. This opened to them of itself; and, going out, they passed on through one of the streets, and then suddenly the angel left him.

For Herod himself had sent and had had John arrested and had kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

Upon our arrival in Rome, Paul received permission to live by himself, guarded by a soldier.

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for many a time he cheered me and he was not ashamed of my chain. Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me. And you yourself well know all the services which he rendered me in Ephesus.

After this Paul lived for fully two years in a hired house of his own, receiving all who came to see him.

And he gave orders to the Captain that Paul was to be kept in custody, but be treated with indulgence, and that his personal friends were not to be prevented from showing him kindness.

Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:

when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'

For Herod himself had sent and had had John arrested and had kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.

They arrested the two Apostles and lodged them in custody till the next day; for it was already evening.

and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

He had him arrested and lodged in jail, handing him over to the care of sixteen soldiers; and intended after the Passover to bring him out again to the people. So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.

Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized; and bringing the Apostles up into his house, he spread a meal for them, and was filled with gladness, with his whole household, his faith resting on God.

I solemnly tell you that you will certainly not be released till you have paid the very last farthing.

"He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.

He, having received an order like that, lodged them in the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

He, having received an order like that, lodged them in the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

and, after severely flogging them, they threw them into jail and bade the jailer keep them safely.

Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

But when the thousand years are at an end, the Adversary will be released from his imprisonment,

In the morning the praetors sent their lictors with the order, "Release those men." So the jailer brought Paul word, saying, "The praetors have sent orders for you to be released. Now therefore you can go, and proceed on your way in peace."

Come to terms without delay with your opponent while you are yet with him on the way to the court; for fear he should obtain judgement from the magistrate against you, and the magistrate should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison.

No translation

And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there.

when suddenly there was such a violent shock of earthquake that the prison shook to its foundations. Instantly the doors all flew open, and the chains fell off from every prisoner.

And passing through the first ward and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. This opened to them of itself; and, going out, they passed on through one of the streets, and then suddenly the angel left him.

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

Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.

Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

They arrested the two Apostles and lodged them in custody till the next day; for it was already evening.