-Joseph Genesis 39:20-23; 40; 41:1-44

-Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:6-28; 39:14

-John the Baptist Matthew 11:2; 14:3-12; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:20

-Jesus Matthew 26:47-75; 27; Mark 14:43-72; 15; Luke 22:47-71; 23; John 18:3-40; 19

-The apostles Acts 5:17-42

-Peter Acts 12:3-19

-Paul Acts 16:19-40; 21:27-40; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28

-Silas Acts 16:19-40

-Required to labor Judges 16:21

-Sustained on bread and water of affliction 1Kings 22:27

-In chains Acts 12:6

-In stocks Proverbs 7:22; Jeremiah 29:26; Acts 16:24

-Confined .In the court of the palace Jeremiah 32:2 .In the house of the scribe Jeremiah 37:15 .In the house of the captain of the guard Genesis 40:3

-Visited by friends Matthew 11:2; Acts 24:23

-Bound to soldiers Acts 12:6, 7

-Severe hardships of, mitigated Jeremiah 37:20, 21

-Cruelty to Jeremiah 38:6; Lamentations 3:53, 54

-See CAPTIVE

-Guards responsible for Acts 12:18, 19

-Tortured to extort self-incriminating testimony Acts 22:24

-Scourged Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Acts 16:23, 33; 2Corinthians 6:5; 11:23, 24

-Permitted to make defense Acts 24:10; 25:8, 16; 26:1; 2Timothy 4:16

-Kindness to .By the prison guard to Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:7-28 .By the Philippian jailer to Paul Acts 16:33 .By Felix Acts 24:23 .By Julius, the centurion 28:16, Acts 27:1, 3; 30, 31

-To be visited and ministered to Matthew 25:35-46

-Released at feasts Matthew 27:15-17; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17; John 18:39

-OF WAR .Put to death Joshua 10:16-27; 1Samuel 15:33; 27:11; 2Samuel 12:31; 2Kings 25:7; 1Chronicles 20:3; Hosea 13:16; Amos 1:13; Lamentations 3:34 .By divine command Numbers 31:9, 17 .Thumbs and toes cut off Judges 1:6, 7 .Blinded 2Kings 25:7 .See CAPTIVE .Consolations for Psalms 69:33; 79:11; 102:19, 20; 146:7
.See CAPTIVE
.See IMPRISONMENT

-FIGURATIVE Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18

-See JUDGMENT, ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY

-See RESPONSIBILITY

-A reward of merit 1Corinthians 9:24

-FIGURATIVE Philippians 3:14

-General scriptures concerning Romans 5:4

-Adam on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:3

-Amorites Genesis 15:16

-Solomon 1Kings 3:14; 1Kings 9:4-9 with 1Kings 11:9-12

-Taught in parables of the talents and pounds Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27

-The fig tree Luke 13:6-9

-The embezzling steward Luke 16:1-12

-Taught by Paul Hebrews 6

-None after death Matthew 12:32; 25:10-13; 26:24

-See PERSEVERANCE

-An early Christian servant (Greek: diakonos) Acts 6:5

-Imperial 2Chronicles 30:1-10; Esther 1:22; 6:9; 8:10-14; Isaiah 40:3, 9; Daniel 3:4-7; 4:1; 5:29

-Emancipation 2Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4

-General scriptures concerning Exodus 22:29; Proverbs 27:1; 12:22, Ezekiel 11:2, 3; 27, 28; Matthew 8:21; 24:48-51; 25:2-13; Luke 9:59-62; Acts 24:25; 1Thessalonians 5:2, 3; Hebrews 3:7-19; 4:1-7

-See EXCUSES

-INSTANCES OF .Pharaoh Exodus 8:10 .Elisha 1Kings 19:20, 21 .Esther Esther 5:8

-See EXTRAVAGANCE

-See FRUGALITY

-See INDUSTRY

-General scriptures concerning Luke 15:11-32

-See PROFANITY

-See BLASPHEMY

-See OATH

-Of the name of God .See GOD, under Miscellaneous Sub-topics

-Of the Sabbath .See SABBATH

-False Proverbs 20:6; Hosea 8:2

-Of faith in Jesus .See CONFESSION

-See TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS

-By astrologers Isaiah 47:13

-See PROPHECY

-See PROPHETS

-(Of the use of intoxicating liquors) -To priests "on duty," Leviticus 10:9

-To Nazarites Numbers 6:3, 4

-See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL

-See COMMANDMENTS

-See DRUNKENNESS

-To the afflicted .See AFFLICTIONS, COMFORT IN

-See PSALMS

-To backsliders .See BACKSLIDERS

-To children .See CHILDREN

-To orphans .See ORPHAN

-To widows .See WIDOW

-To penitents .See, PENITENT

-To the righteous .See RIGHTEOUS

-To seekers .See SEEKERS

-See also BLESSINGS, SPIRITUAL

-See GOD, GOODNESS OF

-See JESUS, COMPASSION OF

-See JESUS, LOVE OF

-General scriptures concerning Psalms 75:6, 7; 78:70, 71; 113:7, 8

-As a reward of merit 1Chronicles 11:6

-INSTANCES OF .Abraham Genesis 12:2 .Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince Genesis 41:1-45 .Moses, from exile to lawgiver .See MOSES .Aaron, from slave to high priest .See AARON .Saul, from obscurity to a scepter .See SAUL .David, from a shepherd to the throne .See DAVID .Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne 1Kings 11:26-35 .Baasha, "out of the dust" to the throne 1Kings 16:1, 2 .Daniel, from a captive to premier Daniel 2:48 .See DANIEL .Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego Daniel 3:30

-Of species, enjoined Genesis 1:11, 12, 21-25, 28; 9:1, 7

-See BARRENNESS

-IN REAL ESTATE Genesis 23:17, 18; 26:20 .Rights in, violated Genesis 21:25; 26:18-22 .Dedicated Leviticus 27:16-25 .See LAND .Dwellings .Alienated for debt Leviticus 25:29, 30 .By absence 2Kings 8:1-6 .In villages, inalienable Leviticus 25:31-33 .Dedicated Leviticus 27:14, 15 .Confiscation of (Naboth's vineyard) 1Kings 21:15, 16 .Priests exempt from taxes Genesis 47:22 .Entail of Numbers 27:1-11; 36:1-9 .Inherited Ecclesiastes 2:21 .Landmarks of, not to be removed Deuteronomy 19:14; 27:17

-PERSONAL .Rights in, sacred Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21 .Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to Exodus 21:28-36; 22:9; Deuteronomy 23:25 .Strayed, to be returned to owner Leviticus 6:3, 4; Deuteronomy 22:1-3 .Hired Exodus 22:14, 15 .Loaned Exodus 22:10-15 .Sold for debt Proverbs 22:26, 27 .Rights of redemption of Jeremiah 32:7 .Dedicated to God, redemption of Leviticus 27:9-13, 26-33 .In slaves Exodus 21:4

PROPHECY is listed on a separate page.

PROPHETS is listed on a separate page.

-General scriptures concerning Ezekiel 13:17; Joel 2:28, 29

-Miriam Exodus 15:20

-Deborah Judges 4:4

-Huldah 2Kings 22:14

-Noadiah Nehemiah 6:14

-Isaiah's wife Isaiah 8:3

-Elizabeth Luke 1:41-45

-Anna Luke 2:36-38

-Daughters of Philip Acts 21:9

-Jezebel Revelation 2:20

-See WOMEN

-(Expiation, sin-offering) 5:1, Romans 3:25; 10, 11; 2Corinthians 5:18, 19; Colossians 1:20-22; 1John 2:2; 4:10

-(R. V., margin, reads, "And over it the propitiatory.") Hebrews 9:5

-See ATONEMENT

-From God Genesis 33:11; 49:24-26; Psalms 127:1; 128:1, 2

-Design of Ecclesiastes 7:14

-Dangers of Deuteronomy 8:10-18; 31:20; 32:15; Jeremiah 5:7; Hosea 13:6

-Evil effects of Hosea 4:7

-Pride in 2Chronicles 32:25

-Forgetfulnesss of God in 2Chronicles 12:1; 26:16

-The prosperous people despise the unfortunate people Job 12:5

-Promised to the righteous Job 22:23-27

-Prudence in -Instances of .Joseph and Daniel, as deduced from their general conduct .See JOSEPH

-See DANIEL

-See BLESSINGS, TEMPORAL

-See RICH, THE

-See RICHES

-(Lascivious behavior) -Forbidden Leviticus 19:29; Deuteronomy 23:17

-See ADULTERY

-See LASCIVIOUSNESS