Bible Verses About Prisoners
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for prisoners, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,856 votes, led by Hebrews 13:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Prisoners
Hebrews 13:3650 votes
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Psalms 69:33485 votes
For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Matthew 25:35-46450 votes
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Isaiah 61:1371 votes
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Isaiah 42:7303 votes
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Psalms 146:7282 votes
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
Psalms 102:20239 votes
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Matthew 25:36222 votes
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Luke 4:18167 votes
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Psalms 79:11161 votes
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Genesis 39:20-23156 votes
And 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.
1 John 1:9146 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Acts 16:25136 votes
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Genesis 39:20118 votes
And 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.
Mark 6:17116 votes
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
Genesis 40:3112 votes
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
Acts 12:7111 votes
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Acts 16:24111 votes
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Genesis 39:21100 votes
But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Acts 12:5100 votes
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
1 Kings 22:2797 votes
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
Acts 16:2694 votes
And 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.
2 Corinthians 3:1794 votes
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Genesis 39:2292 votes
And 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.
Proverbs 3:1-3592 votes
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
What does the Bible say about prisoners?
Readers most often cite Hebrews 13:3 on the subject of prisoners. Across 10,856 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 69:33, Matthew 25:35-46, Isaiah 61:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.