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prison

Meaning of “prison”

Sense 1: A place of confinement. Sense 2: As a verb, to confine.

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90 occurrences84 verses17 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 39:20

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Revelation 2:10
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Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 2:10 · retained source text

Feare none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the deuill shal cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and yee shall haue tribulation tenne dayes: bee thou faithfull vnto death, and I will giue thee a crowne of life.

Revelation 20:7
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And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
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1611 witness · Revelation 20:7 · retained source text

And when the thousand yeeres are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

Complete reference index — all 84 verses
Genesis 39:20Genesis 39:21Genesis 39:22Genesis 39:23Genesis 40:3Genesis 40:5Genesis 42:16Genesis 42:19Judges 16:21Judges 16:251 Kings 22:272 Kings 17:42 Kings 25:272 Kings 25:292 Chronicles 16:102 Chronicles 18:26Nehemiah 3:25Nehemiah 12:39Psalms 142:7Ecclesiastes 4:14Isaiah 24:22Isaiah 42:7Isaiah 42:22Isaiah 53:8Isaiah 61:1Jeremiah 29:26Jeremiah 32:2Jeremiah 32:8Jeremiah 32:12Jeremiah 33:1Jeremiah 37:4Jeremiah 37:15Jeremiah 37:18Jeremiah 37:21Jeremiah 38:6Jeremiah 38:13Jeremiah 38:28Jeremiah 39:14Jeremiah 39:15Jeremiah 52:11Jeremiah 52:31Jeremiah 52:33Matthew 4:12Matthew 5:25Matthew 11:2Matthew 14:3Matthew 14:10Matthew 18:30Matthew 25:36Matthew 25:39Matthew 25:43Matthew 25:44Mark 1:14Mark 6:17Mark 6:27Luke 3:20Luke 12:58Luke 22:33Luke 23:19Luke 23:25John 3:24Acts 5:18Acts 5:19Acts 5:21Acts 5:22Acts 5:23Acts 5:25Acts 8:3Acts 12:4Acts 12:5Acts 12:6Acts 12:7Acts 12:17Acts 16:23Acts 16:24Acts 16:26Acts 16:27Acts 16:36Acts 16:37Acts 16:40Acts 26:101 Peter 3:19Revelation 2:10Revelation 20:7

Where “prison” appears

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Genesis10 occurrences
8 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah19 occurrences
17 versesMatthew10 occurrences
10 versesMark3 occurrences
3 versesLuke5 occurrences
5 versesJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs21 occurrences
20 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
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