'Prisoner' in the Bible

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.

At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.

Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.

But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?"

So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you."

While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul's case to the king to get his opinion, saying, "There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him."

After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles --

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,

I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love -- I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus --