Prisoners
Explore 59 scripture references about prisoners from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 23 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Prisoners?
The topic of prisoners appears throughout Scripture with 59 references spanning 23 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Psalms. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-Joseph GEN 39:20-23; 40; 41:1-44 -Jeremiah JER 38:6-28; 39:14 -John the Baptist MAT 11:2; 14:3-12; MRK 6:17; LUK 3:20 -Jesus MAT 26:47-75; 27; MRK 14:43-72; 15; LUK 22:47-71; 23; JHN 18:3-40; 19 -The apostles ACT 5:17-42 -Peter ACT 12:3-19 -Paul ACT 16:19-40; 21:27-40; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28 -Silas ACT 16:19-40 -Required to labor JDG 16:21 -Sustained on bread and water of affliction 1KI 22:27 -In chains ACT 12:6 -In stocks PRO 7:22; JER 29:26; ACT 16:24 -Confined -In the court of the palace JER 32:2 -In the house of the scribe JER 37:15 -In the house of the captain of the guard GEN 40:3 -Visited by friends MAT 11:2; ACT 24:23 -Bound to soldiers ACT 12:6,7 -Severe hardships of, mitigated JER 37:20,21 -Cruelty to JER 38:6; LAM 3:53,54 -See CAPTIVE -Guards responsible for ACT 12:18,19 -Tortured to extort self-incriminating testimony ACT 22:24 -Scourged MAT 27:26; MRK 15:15; ACT 16:23,33; 2CO 6:5; 11:23,24 -Permitted to make defense ACT 24:10; 25:8,16; 26:1; 2TI 4:16 -Kindness to -By the prison guard to Jeremiah JER 38:7-28 -By the Philippian jailer to Paul ACT 16:33 -By Felix ACT 24:23 -By Julius, the centurion ACT 27:1,3; 28:16,30,31 -To be visited and ministered to MAT 25:35-46 -Released at feasts MAT 27:15-17; MRK 15:6; LUK 23:17; JHN 18:39 -OF WAR -Put to death JOS 10:16-27; 1SA 15:33; 27:11; 2SA 12:31; 2KI 25:7; 1CH 20:3; HOS 13:16; AMO 1:13; LAM 3:34 -By divine command NUM 31:9,17 -Thumbs and toes cut off JDG 1:6,7 -Blinded 2KI 25:7 -See CAPTIVE -Consolations for PSA 69:33; 79:11; 102:19,20; 146:7 -See CAPTIVE -See IMPRISONMENT -FIGURATIVE ISA 61:1; LUK 4:18
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What does the Bible say about prisoners?
The Bible contains 59 references to prisoners across 23 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is prisoners mentioned in the Bible?
Prisoners is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, and 18 more books. There are 59 total scripture references on this topic.