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Popular Bible Verses about Jail

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Acts 5:19

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But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. NIV
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and, leading them out, said AMP
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, KJV

Acts 5:18

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They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. NIV
They seized and arrested the apostles (special messengers) and put them in the public jail. AMP
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. KJV

Acts 4:3

Bible Rank: 6,800
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. NIV
So they laid hands on them (arrested them) and put them in prison until the following day, for it was already evening. AMP
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. KJV

Acts 5:21

Bible Rank: 7,003
At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin – the full assembly of the elders of Israel – and sent to the jail for the apostles. NIV
And when they heard this, they accordingly went into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now the high priest and his supporters who were with him arrived and called together the council (Sanhedrin), even all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have [the apostles] brought. AMP
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. KJV

Acts 5:25

Bible Rank: 7,195
Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people." NIV
But some man came and reported to them, saying, Listen! The men whom you put in jail are standing [right here] in the temple and teaching the people! AMP
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. KJV

Acts 5:23

Bible Rank: 7,300
"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside." NIV
We found the prison quite safely locked up and the guards were on duty outside the doors, but when we opened [it], we found no one on the inside. AMP
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. KJV

Acts 5:22

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But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, NIV
But when the attendants arrived there, they failed to find them in the jail; so they came back and reported, AMP
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told, KJV