16 Bible Verses about Imprisonments

Remember those who are in prison, as if you were fellow prisoners; remember too, those who are being ill-treated, since you too, are in the body.

by floggings, by imprisonment; in riots, in labors, in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst;

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison. "I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.

"For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

except that in city after city the Holy Spirit is warning me that bonds and afflictions are awaiting me.

Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

"But he would not; on the contrary he went and threw him into prison until he should pay the debt.

At that time they had a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

and they apprehended the apostles, and threw them into the public prison.

He had him arrested and thrown in prison, and put under guard of sixteen soldiers. He intended, after the Passover, to bring him forth to the people.

On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)