Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Now when John in prison heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

(He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city and for murder.)

And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and taking them out, he said,

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported back,

But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”