Going To Jail

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. — read the full passage →

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. — read the full passage →

For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.

And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; — read the full passage →

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. — read the full passage →

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. — read the full passage →

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: — read the full passage →

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. — read the full passage →

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, — read the full passage →

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: — read the full passage →

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. — read the full passage →

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. — read the full passage →

For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. — read the full passage →

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. — read the full passage →

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. — read the full passage →

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? — read the full passage →

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. — read the full passage →

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. — read the full passage →

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. — read the full passage →

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. — read the full passage →

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. — read the full passage →

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. — read the full passage →

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? — read the full passage →

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. — read the full passage →

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; — read the full passage →

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; — read the full passage →

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. — read the full passage →

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. — read the full passage →

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. — read the full passage →

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. — read the full passage →

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. — read the full passage →

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. — read the full passage →

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. — read the full passage →

I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. — read the full passage →

Then Job answered the Lord, and said, — read the full passage →

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. — read the full passage →

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. — read the full passage →

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. — read the full passage →

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. — read the full passage →

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. — read the full passage →

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. — read the full passage →

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, — read the full passage →

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. — read the full passage →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. — read the full passage →