Bible Verses About Prisoners

then tell them, 'I presented my request to the king that he would not make me return to Y'honatan's house, to die there.'"

All the officials did come to Yirmeyahu and asked him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they stopped speaking with him, since the matter had not been reported.

Yirmeyahu remained in the guards' quarters until the day Yerushalayim was captured; he was there when Yerushalayim was captured.

sent to have Yirmeyahu taken out of the guards' quarters; they committed him to the care of G'dalyahu the son of Achikam, the son of Shafan, to be brought home. There he lived among the people.

Meanwhile, Yochanan the Immerser, who had been put in prison, heard what the Messiah had been doing; so he sent a message to him through his talmidim,

For Herod had arrested Yochanan, put him in chains and thrown him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip;

since Yochanan had told Herod, "It violates the Torah for you to have her as your wife."

Herod had wanted to put Yochanan to death; but he was afraid of the people, in whose eyes Yochanan was a prophet.

However, at Herod's birthday celebration, Herodias' daughter danced before the company and pleased Herod

so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser."

The king became deeply upset; but out of regard for the oaths he had sworn before his dinner guests, he ordered that her wish be granted,

and sent and had Yochanan beheaded in prison.

The head was brought on a platter to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

Yochanan's talmidim came, took the body and buried it; then they went and told Yeshua.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you made me your guest,

I needed clothes and you provided them, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

Then the people who have done what God wants will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and make you our guest, or needing clothes and provide them?

When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'

The King will say to them, `Yes! I tell you that whenever you did these things for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did them for me!'

"Then he will also speak to those on his left, saying, `Get away from me, you who are cursed! Go off into the fire prepared for the Adversary and his angels!

For I was hungry and you gave me no food, thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

a stranger and you did not welcome me, needing clothes and you did not give them to me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then they too will reply, `Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, a stranger, needing clothes, sick or in prison, and not take care of you?'