40 Bible Verses about jail

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, 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, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

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

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time 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, 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 been fled.

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee 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 thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh 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.

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

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, 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 privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

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

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall 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 a crown of life.

Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth 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, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote 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 ye that our brother Timothy is 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 apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter 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 expired, 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 spoiled; 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.

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

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, 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,