Jail

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: — read the full passage →

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. — read the full passage →

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to 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 the crown of life.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward. — read the full passage →

one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.

Now I would have you know, brethren, that the thingswhich happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel; — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. — read the full passage →

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; — read the full passage →

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. — read the full passage →

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

And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, — read the full passage →

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward. — read the full passage →

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

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

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:

And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? — read the full passage →

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. — read the full passage →

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. — read the full passage →

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; — read the full passage →

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

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

yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.

The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; — read the full passage →

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

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

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. — read the full passage →

(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; — read the full passage →

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. — read the full passage →

And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, — read the full passage →

I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. — read the full passage →

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; — read the full passage →

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? — read the full passage →

Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? — read the full passage →

For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country. — read the full passage →

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.