Bible verses about "prisoners" | BBE

²⁰ And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house. ²¹ But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend. ²² And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there. ²³ And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.

¹¹ Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

⁹ If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.

⁷ Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

²⁰ Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;

⁷ To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.

¹ The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

³³ For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

³⁵ For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in; ³⁶ I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. ³⁷ Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? ³⁸ And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? ³⁹ And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? ⁴⁰ And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. ⁴¹ Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels: ⁴² For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: ⁴³ I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me. ⁴⁴ Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you? ⁴⁵ Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me. ⁴⁶ And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.

³ Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.