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People who have been deprived of their liberty and confined against their will.

People imprisoned out of anger, envy or jealousy

Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 52:11 See also Genesis 39:19; Genesis 40:3; Genesis 41:14; Genesis 42:16

Samson:

Judges 16:21,25 2 Kings 17:4 Hoshea, king of Israel; 2 Kings 25:18; 2 Chronicles 28:5,17; 2 C 11 Manasseh; Isaiah 14:17; Isaiah 20:4; Habakkuk 1:9

People imprisoned for lawlessness

Ezra 7:26; Matthew 27:16 pp Mark 15:6-7 pp Luke 23:19 See also Exodus 12:29; Isaiah 42:22-24

People imprisoned for their faithfulness to God

Micaiah

1 Kings 22:27 pp 2 Chronicles 18:26

Hanani, seer to Asa

2 Chronicles 16:10

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 33:1; Jeremiah 37:15,18,21; Jeremiah 38:6,9; Jeremiah 39:15

John the Baptist

Matthew 4:12 pp Mark 1:14; Matthew 11:2; Matthew 14:3 pp Mark 6:17; Matthew 14:10 pp Mark 6:27; Luke 3:20

The apostles

Acts 5:18

Simon Peter

Acts 12:5

The early Christian believers

Acts 8:3; Acts 9:21; Acts 22:4,19; Acts 26:10; Hebrews 10:34

Paul

Acts 12:4; Acts 22:27; Acts 23:29; Acts 28:17; 2 Corinthians 6:5; Corinthians 11:23; Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1; Philemon 1

Paul and Silas

Acts 16:23-24

Aristarchus

Colossians 4:10

Epaphras

Phm 23

The saints of old

Hebrews 11:36

Figurative and poetic use of imprisonment

Galatians 3:22-23 See also Psalm 142:7; Isaiah 24:22; Isaiah 42:6-7,22; Ezekiel 19:9; Zechariah 9:11-12; Matthew 18:30

The LORD does not abandon prisoners

Psalm 79:11 See also Genesis 39:21; Psalm 68:6; Psalm 69:33; Psalm 102:20; Psalm 107:10; Psalm 146:7; Isaiah 49:8-9; Isaiah 61:1; Lamentations 3:31-36

Christians should show concern for prisoners

Hebrews 13:3 See also Matthew 25:36,39,43

See also

5098  John the Baptist
5108  Paul, life of
5246  captivity
5344  imprisonment
5460  prison
5482  punishment
5560  suffering
6658  freedom
8116  discipleship, cost