¹⁸ and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

³ They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

¹² But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

³ But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

⁵ Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

⁶ The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

⁷ And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

²³ When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

²⁴ who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

²⁵ But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

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.

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.

²³ Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

³⁶ Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

¹⁰ Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.