Hebrews 11:36
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36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (A)of chains and imprisonment.
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Jeremiah 20:2
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2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high (A)gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
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Genesis 39:20
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20 Then Joseph’s master took him and (A)put him into the (B)prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were confined. And he was there in the prison.
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Lamentations 3:52-55
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52 My enemies (A)without cause
Hunted me down like a bird.
53 They [a]silenced my life (B)in the pit
And (C)threw [b]stones at me.
54 (D)The waters flowed over my head;
(E)I said, “I am cut off!”
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- Lamentations 3:53 LXX put to death
- Lamentations 3:53 Lit. a stone on
Jeremiah 37:15-21
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15 Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him (A)and put him in prison in the (B)house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah entered (C)the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, 17 then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. The king asked him secretly in his house, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?”
And Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be (D)delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon!”
18 Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What offense have I committed against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? 19 Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’? 20 Therefore please hear now, O my lord the king. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah (E)to the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread from the bakers’ street, (F)until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
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Jeremiah 32:2-3
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2 For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up (A)in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you (B)prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: (C)“Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
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Jeremiah 20:7
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Jeremiah’s Unpopular Ministry
7 O Lord, You [a]induced me, and I was persuaded;
(A)You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
(B)I am [b]in derision daily;
Everyone mocks me.
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- Jeremiah 20:7 enticed or persuaded
- Jeremiah 20:7 Lit. a laughingstock all the day
2 Chronicles 36:16
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16 But (A)they mocked the messengers of God, (B)despised His words, and (C)scoffed at His prophets, until the (D)wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
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2 Chronicles 30:10
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10 So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but (A)they laughed at them and mocked them.
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2 Chronicles 16:10
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10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and (A)put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
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Revelation 2:10
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10 (A)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (B)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (C)the crown of life.
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Hebrews 10:34
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34 for you had compassion on [a]me (A)in my chains, and (B)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [b]goods, knowing that (C)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [c]in heaven.
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- Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
- Hebrews 10:34 possessions
- Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven
2 Timothy 2:9
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9 (A)for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, (B)even to the point of chains; (C)but the word of God is not chained.
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2 Timothy 1:16
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16 The Lord grant mercy to the (A)household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;
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Ephesians 4:1
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Walk in Unity
4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to (A)walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
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- Ephesians 4:1 Lit. in
- Ephesians 4:1 exhort, encourage
2 Corinthians 11:23-25
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23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: (A)in labors more abundant, (B)in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, (C)in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received (D)forty (E)stripes minus one. 25 Three times I was (F)beaten with rods; (G)once I was stoned; three times I (H)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;
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Acts 24:27
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27 But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, (A)wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
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Acts 21:33
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33 Then the (A)commander came near and took him, and (B)commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.
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Acts 16:22-40
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22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes (A)and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Saved
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 (B)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (C)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, (D)“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, (E)“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, (F)he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
Paul Refuses to Depart Secretly
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the [a]officers, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace.”
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us openly, uncondemned (G)Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.”
38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and (H)asked them to depart from the city. 40 So they went out of the prison (I)and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.
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- Acts 16:35 lictors, lit. rod bearers
Acts 12:4-19
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4 So (A)when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four [a]squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.
Peter Freed from Prison
5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [b]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. 6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were [c]keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, (B)an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. 8 Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.” 9 So he went out and followed him, and (C)did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought (D)he was seeing a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, (E)which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that (F)the Lord has sent His angel, and (G)has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
12 So, when he had considered this, (H)he came to the house of Mary, the mother of (I)John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together (J)praying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. 15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, (K)“It is his angel.”
16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 But (L)motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.
18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small [d]stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. 19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.
And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
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- Acts 12:4 Gr. tetrads, squads of four
- Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly
- Acts 12:6 guarding
- Acts 12:18 disturbance
Acts 8:3
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3 As for Saul, (A)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
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Acts 5:40
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40 And they agreed with him, and when they had (A)called for the apostles (B)and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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Acts 5:18
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18 (A)and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.
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Acts 4:3
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3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
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Luke 23:36
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36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him (A)sour wine,
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