Topic
CRIMINALS
Released at feasts MAT 27:15,21; MRK 15:6; LUK 23:17
Passages on this topic · 42
- Genesis 39:20
Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.
- Genesis 39:21
But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Genesis 39:22
The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.
- Genesis 39:23
The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
- Genesis 40:15
For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
- Genesis 41:14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.
- Exodus 12:29
At midnight, Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of livestock.
- Ezra 7:26
Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it is to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
- Isaiah 24:22
They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
- Jeremiah 37:16
When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
- Jeremiah 38:10
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
- Lamentations 3:53
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone on me.
- Lamentations 3:55
I called on your name, Yahweh, out of the lowest dungeon.
- Matthew 27:15
Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.
- Matthew 27:21
But the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!”
- Mark 15:6
Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
- Luke 23:17
Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.
- Acts 4:3
They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
- Acts 12:4
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
- Acts 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
- Acts 16:19
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
- Acts 16:20
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
- Acts 16:21
and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
- Acts 16:22
The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
- Acts 16:23
When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
- Acts 16:24
who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
- Acts 16:25
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
- Acts 16:26
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
- Acts 16:27
The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
- Acts 16:28
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
- Acts 16:29
He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
- Acts 16:30
brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Acts 16:31
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Acts 16:32
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
- Acts 16:33
He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
- Acts 16:34
He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
- Acts 16:35
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
- Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace.”
- Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
- Acts 16:38
The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
- Acts 16:39
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
- Acts 16:40
They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).