What the Bible says about
Prison
13 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,”— Genesis 39:20 BSB
“Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!””— Genesis 42:16-19 BSB
“They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.”— Leviticus 24:12 BSB
“and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.”— Numbers 15:34 BSB
“If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.”— Ezra 7:26 BSB
“Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.”— Jeremiah 52:11 BSB
“They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.”— Acts 4:3 BSB