Acts 16:23
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23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.
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Revelation 2:10
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10 Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.
2 Timothy 2:9
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9 And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
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1 Samuel 23:22-23
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22 Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty. 23 Discover his hiding places, and come back when you are sure. Then I’ll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I’ll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!”
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Philemon 9
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9 But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus.[a]
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- 9 Or a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:1
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Unity in the Body
4 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.
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Ephesians 3:1
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God’s Mysterious Plan Revealed
3 When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles[a] . . .
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- 3:1 Paul resumes this thought in verse 14: “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father.”
Acts 16:36
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36 So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”
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Acts 16:27
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27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.
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Acts 12:18
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18 At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter.
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Acts 12:4
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4 Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover.
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Acts 9:2
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2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
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Acts 8:3
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3 But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
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