Act 5:18, 8:3, 12:4-19, 16:24-40, 21:33, 24:27, 2Cor 11:23, Eph 3:1, 4:1 | ESV | STEP | they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison .

4 And when he had seized him, he put him ^din prison, delivering him over to four ^esquads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. 5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest ^fprayer for him was made to God by the church.

Peter Is Rescued

6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, ^gbound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, ^han angel of the Lord ⁱstood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. ^jHe struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And ^kthe chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and ^lput on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but ^mthought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. ⁿIt opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter ^ocame to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that ^pthe Lord has sent his angel and ^qrescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of ^rJohn whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and ^swere praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, ^ta servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice, ^uin her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is ^vhis angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But ^wmotioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to ^xJames and to ^ythe brothers.” ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} Then he departed and went to another place.

18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ^aaordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

Acts 16:24-40

24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner ^abprison and fastened their feet in ^acthe stocks.

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 ^adAbout midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly ^aethere was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately ^afall the doors were opened, and ^ageveryone’s bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and ^ahwas about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer ^{▼▼Greek he} called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he ^ajfell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, ^akwhat must I do to be ^alsaved?” 31 And they said, ^am“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you ^anand your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them ^aothe same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he ^apwas baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he ^aqrejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, “Let those men go.” 36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, ^aruncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” 38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and ^asthey were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. 39 So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and ^atasked them to leave the city. 40 So they went out of the prison and visited ^auLydia. And when they had seen ^avthe brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

Acts 21:33

33 Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him ^awto be bound ^axwith two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.

Acts 24:27

27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius ^ayFestus. And ^azdesiring to do the Jews a favor, ^baFelix left Paul in prison.

2 Corinthians 11:23

23 Are they ^bbservants of Christ? ^bcI am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, ^bdfar more imprisonments, ^bewith countless beatings, and ^bfoften near death.

Ephesians 3:1

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

1 For this reason I, Paul, ^bga prisoner of Christ Jesus ^bhon behalf of you Gentiles—

Ephesians 4:1

Unity in the Body of Christ

1 I therefore, ^bia prisoner for the Lord, urge you to ^bjwalk in a manner worthy of ^bkthe calling to which you have been called,