Government & Society
Bible Verses About prison
9 key scriptures
Explore what the Bible says about prison. This collection of 9 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Matthew 25:36 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” |
9 Key Scriptures
“Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”
“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.”
Hebrews 13:3KJV
“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;”
Isaiah 61:1KJV
“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. to banishment: Chaldee, to rooting out”
Ezra 7:26KJV
“For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.”
Psalms 69:33KJV
“And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. that: Heb. to expound unto them according to the mouth of the LORD”
“Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.”
“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.”
“And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.”
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