11 Bible Verses about Criminals
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Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi.
And there was a man called Barabbas, bound with the insurgents, who had committed murder in a sedition.
who had been cast into prison for a certain sedition made in the city, and a murder.
But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the treasure-chest, and carried off the things put in it.
But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city, and preach customs which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe. And the multitude came together against them, and the prefects tearing off their clothes gave orders to beat them with rods,read more.
and having inflicted many blows on them cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;
five times I received of the Jews forty [stripes] lacking one, thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice have I been shipwrecked, a night and a day have I spent in the deep;
And two other criminals were led out to be put to death with him. And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
And they crucified with him two robbers, one on his right hand and the other on his left.
But the other answered and rebuked him, and said, Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence? and we indeed justly, for we receive the desert of our doings; but this man has done nothing amiss.
From Thematic Bible
Criminals » In dungeons
Criminals » Confined in prisons
and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the next day; for it was now evening.
Peter therefore was kept by the guard; but prayer was made incessantly by the church to God for him.
And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, seizing Paul and Silas dragged them to the market, to the rulers, and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city, and preach customs which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe. read more.
And the multitude came together against them, and the prefects tearing off their clothes gave orders to beat them with rods, and having inflicted many blows on them cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. But at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sung praises to God, and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bands of all were removed. And the jailer awaking from sleep and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm, for we are all here. And asking for a light he sprang in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas, and bringing them out said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, and your house. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and all those in his house. And taking them that hour of the night, he washed them from their stripes, and was baptized, he and all his, immediately, and conducting them up into his house he set a table, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God. And when it was day the prefects sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go. And the jailer told these words to Paul; The prefects have sent to let you go; now, therefore, go, and depart in peace. But Paul said to him, They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they privately cast us out? No, indeed: but let them come themselves and conduct us out. And the lictors told these words to the prefects, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans; and they came and besought them, and conducting them out desired them to leave the city. And going out of the prison they entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brothers they exhorted them, and departed.
Criminals » Released at feasts
And the procurator answered and said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release to you? And they said, Barabbas.
And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose;
