When they had struckthem with manyblows,they threwthem into prison,commandingthe jailerto guardthem securely;
Do not fearwhatyou are aboutto suffer.Behold,the devilis aboutto castsome of you into prison,sothat you will be tested,and you will havetribulationfor tendays.Be faithfuluntildeath,and I will giveyou the crownof life.
for whichI suffer hardshipevento imprisonmentas a criminal;but the wordof Godis not imprisoned.
yet for love'ssakeI ratherappeal[to you]-- since I amsuch a personas Paul,the aged,and nowalsoa prisonerof ChristJesus--
ThereforeI, the prisonerof the Lord,imploreyou to walkin a manner worthyof the callingwith whichyou have been called,
For thisreasonI, Paul,the prisonerof ChristJesusfor the sakeof you Gentiles--
And the jailerreportedthesewordsto Paul,[saying], "The chief magistrateshave sentto releaseyou. Thereforecomeout nowand goin peace."
When the jailerawokeand sawthe prisondoorsopened,he drewhis swordand was aboutto killhimself,supposingthat the prisonershad escaped.
Nowwhen daycame,there was nosmalldisturbanceamongthe soldiers[as to] whatcould have becomeof Peter.
When he had seizedhim, he puthim in prison,deliveringhim to foursquadsof soldiersto guardhim, intendingafterthe Passoverto bringhim out before the people.
and askedfor lettersfrom him to the synagoguesat Damascus,sothat ifhe foundanybelongingto the Way,bothmenand women,he might bringthem boundto Jerusalem.
But Saul[began] ravagingthe church,enteringhouseafterhouse,and draggingoff menand women,he would putthem in prison.
saying,"We foundthe prison houselockedquitesecurelyand the guardsstandingat the doors;but when we had openedup, we foundno oneinside."
They laidhandson the apostlesand putthem in a publicjail.
"But beforeallthese things,they will laytheir handson you and will persecuteyou, deliveringyou to the synagoguesand prisons,bringingyou beforekingsand governorsfor My name'ssake.
Nowhe who was betrayingHim gavethem a sign,saying,"WhomeverI kiss,He is the one; seizeHim."
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
in beatings,in imprisonments,in tumults,in labors,in sleeplessness,in hunger,
Are they servantsof Christ?--I speakas if insane--I more so;in far morelabors,in far moreimprisonments,beatentimes without number,oftenin danger of death.
So Joshuacommandedthe priests,saying,"Comeup from the Jordan."
