58 Bible Verses about Prisons
Want to know what the Bible says about Prisons? Here are 58 Bible verses about Prisons from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Acts 24:23 NIV
He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
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Jeremiah 37:20-21 NIV
20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.”
21 King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
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Genesis 40:22 NIV
but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.
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Genesis 40:21 NIV
He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand —
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Acts 16:35-36 NIV
35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”
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Acts 16:23 NIV
After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
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Acts 16:27 NIV
The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
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Acts 12:19 NIV
19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.
Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
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Jeremiah 37:16 NIV
Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.
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