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Question: Can you please tell me how long Paul was in jail? Also, please provide the Bible reference.

Answer: Paul was in jail more than one time.

Acts 16 gives an account of Paul and Silas being put in jail. They sang in spite of their suffering and God caused an earthquake of some sort to open the jail. We assume that this imprisonment was only one night, but the Bible does not specifically state the length.

Acts 24 gives another account of Paul being placed in prison. Verse 27 mentions that after two years Festus was willing to release him, but Felix wanted to please the Jews, so he was left in prison. Again, the exact length of time is not mentioned.

Acts 28 tells of Paul's imprisonment in Rome. Historians believe he was held in the Roman jail until his death.

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Additional Resources

• All the Apostles of the Bible: Studies in the Characters of the Apostles, the Men Jesus Chose, and the Message They Proclaimed by Herbert Lockyer
• Apostle: A Life of Paul by John Pollock (Master Storyteller)
• Apostles and Prophets by C. Peter Wagner
• Classic Sermons on the Apostle Paul by Warren W. Wiersbe (Kregel Classic Sermons)
• God's Vision For the Last-Day Church! by David Wilkerson
• Jail Break! A Bible story about Paul and Silas
• Paul: A Servant of Jesus Christ by F. B. Meyer
• Paul the Apostle DVD (Bible Collection)
• Story of Paul the Apostle DVD (Vision Video)
• Inspired By The Bible Experience (Complete 8 MP3)
• Bible Study Tools (online)
• Bible Study Tools (to purchase)
• Bible Explorer
• 4000 Questions & Answers On The Bible by Dana Adams

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