Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prison' occurs 172 times in the standard works.

77 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prison' in the standard works and contain 44.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 14:22-29 (8 in 8 verses)

Gen. 39:20-40:3 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 20:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)


Acts 16:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

 16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

 16:26 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.

 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.




Hel. 5:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

Acts 12:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 20:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 14:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 42:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 39:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 16:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 47 18 65
NT 43 25 68
Matt. 10 2 12
Mark 3 1 4
Luke 5 1 6
John 1 0 1
Acts 21 10 31
Rom. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 0 2 2
Eph. 0 2 2
Col. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Philem. 0 3 3
Heb. 0 1 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 73 72 145
DC 7 1 8
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 172 116 288

Acts 5:18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Acts 5:19
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

Acts 5:21
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Acts 5:22
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Acts 5:23
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

Acts 5:25
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Acts 12:4
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Acts 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

Acts 12:6
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

Acts 12:7
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 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Acts 16:23
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

Acts 16:24
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Acts 16:26
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.

Acts 16:27
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

Acts 16:36
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

Acts 16:37
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Acts 16:40
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Acts 22:4
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Acts 22:19
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

Acts 23:18
So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

Acts 25:27
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

Acts 26:10
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

Acts 27:1
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

Acts 27:42
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

Acts 28:17
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.