31 Bible Verses about jail

remember those that are in chains, as if you were confin'd with them; and those who suffer adversity, as being your selves of the same body.

naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye took care of me: I was in prison, and ye visited me.

for which I suffer even the chains of a malefactor: but the word of God is not so confin'd.

endeavour to win your adversary, even whilst you are in the way: left the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into jayl.

but before all these events, they will seize upon you and persecute you, drag you to the synagogues and to prisons, being accused before kings and governours, for professing my name.

but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors by night, and having brought them out, said to them,

thus Peter was kept in prison, but the Church prayed to God, without ceasing, for him,

At midnight Paul and Silas went to prayers, and sang praises to God, which the other prisoners heard:

accordingly he discharg'd the prisoner they desired, him that was committed for riot and murder; but he abandon'd Jesus to their discretion.

the jayler waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, designing to dispatch himself from the apprehension that the prisoners had escaped.

When you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, pay the interest, and get your discharge, while you are on the way; for fear he should bring you before the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into jail.

which he would not allow: but immediately threw him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

in the mean time John having heard in his confinement of the actions of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to ask him,

when all of a sudden there was such a great earthquake, that the foundations of the prison were shaken: immediately all the doors opened, and the setters dropp'd from the prisoners.

now the very night preceding the day which Herod design'd for his execution, Peter bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the other guards secured the prison door; when an angel of

the prison we found shut very secure, and the keepers posted before the doors: but when we had opened it, we found no body within.

but Paul replied, they have publickly scourg'd us, who are Romans, without any trial, they have thrown us into jayl, and now do they give us a private discharge? no, let them come themselves and release us.

went and seized 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 what the holy spirit in every city declares, "that bonds and afflictions wait for 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.

the Lord suddenly appear'd and fill'd the room with light, and touching Peter on the side, awak'd him, saying, rise, be quick. and immediately his chains fell from his hands.

know, that our brother Timothy is set at liberty. if he comes quickly, I shall make YOU a visit with him.

having apprehended Peter, he put him into prison, appointing a detachment of sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to have him brought to publick execution, after Easter.

When the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

to compleat all the rest, Herod confin'd John in prison.

as for Saul, he made havock of the Church, entring into their houses, whence he dragg'd away both men and women, to throw them into prison.

for I was prest with hunger, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

After this, Jesus having heard that John was confined in prison, retired into Galilee.

for John was not yet cast into prison.

but the officers who went there not finding them in the prison, returned, and made this report,