14 occurrences

'Imprisonment' in the Bible

When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.'

Verse ConceptsWe Have Sinned

When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray, we have done evil!'

Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"

Verse ConceptsdaughtersCripplesevil, origins ofPainRescueSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Kingdom OfBindingSatan, Work Of15 To 20 YearsChildren Of AbrahamOn The SabbathJesus Healing On Sabbath

I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersAccusations, Against Early ChristiansPeople Accusing PeopleTaking The Law To Heart

and as they were leaving they said to one another, "This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment."

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofBoldness, Comes FromThose Not FearingPeople Encouraging OthersEncouraging OthersBoldnessfearlessencouraging

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessPreaching ChristTroubling IndividualsCompetitionmotives

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.

Verse ConceptsChainsIntimacyFriendship, Examples OfIron ChainsBe Merciful!People Refreshedempathy

for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!

Verse ConceptsChainsPersecution Of The Apostle PaulSufferingThe Word Of GodHardshipjail

I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

Verse ConceptsChildren In The FaithUseful People

I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

Verse ConceptsSuffering For The GospelServing Individuals

Bible Theasaurus

Captivity (174 instances)
Confinement (8 instances)
Imprisonment (30 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אסוּר 
'ecuwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

ἤμην 
Emen 
was , I imprisoned 9 , I was , should be
Usage: 9

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35

φυλακίζω 
Phulakizo 
Usage: 1

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