Bible Verses About Prisoners

And Jesus said to those having come upon him--chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders--`As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'

And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off,

and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,

and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, `And this one was with him!'

and he disowned him, saying, `Woman, I have not known him.'

And after a little, another having seen him, said, `And thou art of them!' and Peter said, `Man, I am not.'

And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, `Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'

and Peter said, `Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew.

And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him--`Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'

and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating him ;

and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,

saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

and if I also question you , ye will not answer me or send me away;

henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.'

And they all said, `Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, `Ye say it , because I am;'

and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

Judas, therefore, having taken the band and officers out of the chief priests and Pharisees, doth come thither with torches and lamps, and weapons;

Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, `Whom do ye seek?'

they answered him, `Jesus the Nazarene;' Jesus saith to them, `I am he ;' --and Judas who delivered him up was standing with them; --

when, therefore, he said to them--`I am he ,' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.