Bible Verses About Criminals

And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.

But the Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison.

And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.

And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to be kept, intending after the Passeouer to bring him foorth to the people.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer was made of ye Church vnto God for him.

Nowe when her masters sawe that the hope of their gaine was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drewe them into the market place vnto the Magistrates,

And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,

And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.

The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commanded them to be beaten with roddes.

And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.

Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.

Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.

Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?

And they saide, Beleeue in the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, and thine houshold.

And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.

Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway.

And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God.

And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.

Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out.