Criminals

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Bible verses about “Criminals”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Matthew 27:15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
• Matthew 27:21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
• Mark 15:6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
• Luke 23:17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
• Genesis 39:20And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
• Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
• Genesis 39:22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
• Genesis 39:23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
• Ezra 7:26And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
• Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• Acts 12:4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
• Acts 12:5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
• Acts 16:19And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
• Acts 16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
• Acts 16:21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
• Acts 16:22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
• Acts 16:23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
• Acts 16:24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
• Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
• Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
• Acts 16:27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
• Acts 16:28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
• Acts 16:29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
• Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• Acts 16:31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
• Acts 16:32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
• Acts 16:33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
• Acts 16:34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
• Acts 16:35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
• Acts 16:36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
• Acts 16:37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
• Acts 16:38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
• Acts 16:39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
• Acts 16:40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
• Genesis 40:15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
• Genesis 41:14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
• Exodus 12:29And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
• Isaiah 24:22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
• Jeremiah 37:16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
• Jeremiah 38:10Then the king commanded Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.