Bible Verses About Prisoners

But hee denied before them all, saying, I wote not what thou saiest.

And when hee went out into the porche, another maide sawe him, and sayde vnto them that were there, This man was also with Iesus of Nazareth.

And againe he denied with an othe, saying, I knowe not the man.

So after a while, came vnto him they that stoode by, and sayde vnto Peter, Surely thou art also one of them: for euen thy speache bewraieth thee.

Then began hee to curse himselfe, and to sweare, saying, I knowe not the man. And immediately the cocke crewe.

Then Peter remembred the wordes of Iesus, which had sayde vnto him, Before the cocke crowe thou shalt denie me thrise. So he went out, and wept bitterly.

Nowe at the feast, the gouernour was wont to deliuer vnto the people a prisoner whom they would.

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

When they were then gathered together, Pilate said vnto the, Whether will ye that I let loose vnto you Barabbas, or Iesus which is called Christ?

Thus let he Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Iesus, and deliuered him to be crucified.

For Herod him selfe had sent forth, and had taken Iohn, and bound him in prison for Herodias sake, which was his brother Philippes wife, because he had maried her.

And immediatly while hee yet spake, came Iudas that was one of the twelue, and with him a great multitude with swordes and staues from the hie Priests, and Scribes, and Elders.

And he that betraied him, had giuen them a token, saying, Whomsoeuer I shall kisse, he it is: take him and leade him away safely.

And assoone as hee was come, hee went straightway to him, and saide, Haile Master, and kissed him.

Then they laide their handes on him, and tooke him.

And one of them that stoode by, drewe out a sword, and smote a seruant of the hie Priest, and cut off his eare.

And Iesus answered and saide to them, Ye be come out as against a thiefe with swordes, and with staues, to take me.

I was daily with you teaching in the Temple, and yee tooke me not: but this is done that the Scriptures should be fulfilled.

Then they all forsooke him, and fled.

And there followed him a certaine yong man, clothed in linnen vpon his bare bodie, and the yong men caught him.

But he left his linnen cloth, and fled from them naked.

So they led Iesus away to the hie Priest, and to him came together all the hie Priestes, and the Elders, and the Scribes.

And Peter folowed him afarre off, euen into the hall of the hie Priest, and sate with the seruants, and warmed himselfe at the fire.

And the hie Priests, and all the Councill sought for witnesse against Iesus, to put him to death, but found none.

For many bare false witnesse against him, but their witnesse agreed not together.