43 occurrences in 8 translations

'Arrested' in the Bible

arrested Joseph, and locked him up in the same prison where the king's prisoners were confined. So Joseph remained there in prison.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and, behold, if in his eyes the plague is arrested, and the plague hasn't spread in the skin, then the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.

Verse ConceptsSpreadingThe Seventh Day Of The WeekSeven DaysDay 7Seven Days For Legal Purposes

But if in his eyes the itch is arrested, and black hair has grown in it; the itch is healed, he is clean. The priest shall pronounce him clean.

Verse ConceptsThe Hair Of The BodyBlack Hair

when the man who told me "Look! Saul is dead!' thought he was bringing me good news, I arrested him and had him killed at Ziklag as the reward I gave him for his news.

Verse ConceptsNewsGood News

So Hanun arrested David's delegation, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.

Verse ConceptsHairsShavingFractions, One HalfCutting HairPeople Stripping PeopleTrimming Facial HairHalf Of Things

Instead, the king arrested Aiah's daughter Rizpah's two sons Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whom she had borne to Barzillai the Meholathite's son Adriel.

Now the king's sons, totaling 70 men, were living with the leading men of the city, who were their guardians. When the letter from Jehu arrived, the city leaders arrested the king's sons, slaughtered all 70 of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

Verse ConceptsBaskets, Uses OfSeventiesKilling Sons And Daughters

So they arrested her, and she went through the horse entrance to the king’s palace, where she was put to death.

But the king of Assyria discovered Hoshea’s conspiracy. He had sent envoys to So king of Egypt and had not paid tribute money to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.

Verse ConceptsArrestingMessengers Sent OutenvoyConspiraciesImprisonmentsPrisonersTaxationPrisons

The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, three temple officials,

Verse ConceptsChief priestsHigh Priest, In OtPrisonersDoorkeepers

So Hanun arrested David's delegation, shaved off their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.

Verse ConceptsHairsShavingFractions, One HalfCutting HairPeople Stripping PeopleTrimming Facial Hair

So they arrested her, and she went by the entrance of the Horses’ Gate to the king’s palace, where they put her to death.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfNamed Gates

You've arrested me, making me testify against myself! My leanness rises up to attack me, accusing me to my face.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfPeople WitheredThin Bodies

He was in the Gate of Benjamin, and chief officer Irijah, Shelemiah's son and the grandson of Hananiah, was there. He arrested Jeremiah the prophet, accusing him: "You are going over to the Chaldeans!"

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfCaptainsFalse AccusationsNamed GatesTurning Against MenNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Jeremiah said, "It's a lie! I'm not going over to the Chaldeans." But Irijah would not listen to him, and he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

However, the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, arrested him, and brought him to Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon’s king, at Riblah in the land of Hamath. The king passed sentence on him there.

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsThree Men

From the city he arrested one of the officers who had been in charge of the troops, seven men from the king's personal advisors who were found in the city, the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and 60 men of the people of the land who were found inside the city.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionScribesSecretarySeven PeopleSixties

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard arrested them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

When He heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.

Verse ConceptsMonotonyPrisonersTelling Of Happeningsjail

For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Verse ConceptsFaultsPrisonersRopesTying UpNamed Wives

“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?”Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him.

Verse ConceptsArresting ChristFriends FailingMan's Work FinishedFriendship Kjv

Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened.

Verse ConceptsArrestingOld Age, Attitudes ToAssembling LeadersRivers

After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God:

Verse ConceptsGospel, Descriptions OfPrisonersChrist Preaching

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersRopesBad Wives ExamplesDispleasureTransferring Wives

Then they arrested him, led him away, and brought him to the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance.

Verse ConceptsArrestingHigh Priest, In NtArresting Christdistance

Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

Verse ConceptsLaying On Hands For EvilArresting Christ

Jesus replied, "You don't know me or my Father. If you had known me, you would've known my Father, too." He spoke these words in the treasury, while he was teaching in the Temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.

Verse ConceptsTreasuriesChrist TeachingArresting ChristChrist In The TempleTimes Of The Christ

Then the company of soldiers, the commander, and the Jewish temple police arrested Jesus and tied Him up.

Verse ConceptsArrestingRopesArresting ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristTying Up

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Verse ConceptsPeter, Preacher And TeacherInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfThe Holy Spirit, And ScripturePredicting The FutureArresting ChristScriptures FulfilledInspirationfulfillment

So they arrested them and placed them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Nature And Source OfSuffering, Of BelieversThe Next DayEvenings For Jesus And His Disciples

And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).

Verse ConceptsArrestingelders, as community leadersHigh Priest, In NtInciting To EvilSanhedrinTeachers Of The Law

About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfLaying On Hands For Evilharassment

and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested as well. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread [the Passover week].

Verse ConceptsFeast Of Unleavened BreadPublic Opinion

When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

“When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

Verse ConceptsRoman CitizensRescueIndividuals Saving Others

and even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.

Verse ConceptsTaking The Law To HeartLack Of Holiness

Three days later, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they assembled, he told them, "Brothers, although I haven't done anything against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

Verse ConceptsCustomAncestorsPrisonersPlea Of InnocenceSalvation For Israel

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Apprehend (9 instances)
Arrest (38 instances)
Arrested (43 instances)
Catch (67 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Collar (10 instances)
Contain (24 instances)

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