he had me beaten and placed in chains near the upper Benjamin Gate in the Temple.

At that time the army of the king of Babylonia was attacking Jerusalem, and I was locked up in the courtyard of the royal palace.

While I was still in prison in the courtyard, the LORD's message came to me again.

They were furious with me and had me beaten and locked up in the house of Jonathan, the court secretary, whose house had been made into a prison.

So they took me and let me down by ropes into Prince Malchiah's well, which was in the palace courtyard. There was no water in the well, only mud, and I sank down in it.

And I was kept in the palace courtyard until the day Jerusalem was captured.

Now, I am taking the chains off your wrists and setting you free. If you want to go to Babylonia with me, you may do so, and I will take care of you. But if you don't want to go, you don't have to. You have the whole country to choose from, and you may go wherever you wish."

Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman---but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, pray to God.

For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, though now I am in prison. Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.

Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,

Some were mocked and whipped, and others were put in chains and taken off to prison.