What does the Bible say about prison?

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Rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY) · Scripture: World English Bible

• Matthew 25:36

  naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.'

• Isaiah 61:1

  The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble; he has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to those who are bound;

• Hebrews 13:3

  Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

• Ezra 7:26

  Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

• Psalms 69:33

  For Yahweh hears the needy, And doesn't despise his captive people.

• Leviticus 24:12

  They put him in custody, until the will of Yahweh should be declared to them.

• 2 Timothy 2:9

  in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained.

• Revelation 2:10

  Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

• Numbers 15:34

  They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

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