40 Bible Verses about jail

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

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.

wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

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

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.

Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

And the princes were wroth 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 when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

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

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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

Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

And he put them all together into ward three days.

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

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 delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

For John was not yet cast into prison.

But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,