Bible Verses About Prisons

When Ieremiah was entred into the dungeon, and into the prisons, and had remained there a long time,

Therefore heare nowe, I pray thee, O my lorde the King: let my prayer be accepted before thee, that thou cause mee not to returne to the house of Iehonathan the scribe, least I die there.

Then Zedekiah the King commanded, that they should put Ieremiah in the court of the prison, and that they should giue him dayly a piece of bread out of the bakers streete vntill all the bread in the citie were eaten vp. Thus Ieremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.

Then the King of Babel slewe the sonnes of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the King of Babel slewe all the nobles of Iudah.

Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and the king of Babel bound him in chaines, and caried him to Babel, and put him in pryson till the day of his death.

And they put him in prison and in chaines, and brought him to the King of Babel, and they put him in holdes, that his voyce should no more be heard vpon the mountaines of Israel.

Thou also shalt be saued through the blood of thy couenant. I haue loosed thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Agree with thine aduersarie quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him, lest thine aduersarie deliuer thee to the Iudge, and the Iudge deliuer thee to ye sergeant, and thou be cast into prison.

Verely I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost farthing.

And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him,

And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the dette.

I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sicke, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came vnto me.

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 he said vnto him, Lord, I am ready to goe with thee into prison, and to death.

Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and murder, was cast in prison.

And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

But Saul made hauocke of the Church, and entred into euery house, and drewe out both men and women, and put them into prison.

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.

And when Herod woulde haue brought him out vnto the people, the same night slept Peter betweene two souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the keepers before the doore, kept the prison.

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.

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