40 Bible Verses about jail

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came unto me.

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

In which I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

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

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

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may settle with him; lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise your name: the righteous shall surround me; for you shall deal bountifully with me.

For out of prison he comes to reign; yet he that is born in his kingdom might become poor.

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

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

Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards before the door kept the prison.

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside before the doors: but when we had opened it, we found no man within.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out secretly? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Fear none of those things which you will suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.

Except that the Holy Spirit witnesses in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

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

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he struck Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.

And he put them all together into custody three days.

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep 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 ended, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

Added yet this above 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 delivers; for a spoil, and none says, Restore.

As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and dragging off men and women committed them to prison.

For I was hungry, and you gave me no food: I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink:

But think of me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

For John was not yet cast into prison.

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