21 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

But think of me when it shall be well with you, and show kindness, I pray you, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

And by your sword shall you live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let you go, except you bless me.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

The captive exile hastens that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

Then said Pilate unto him, Speak you not unto me? know you not that I have power to crucify you, and have power to release you?

Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they desired.

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

But you have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will you therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

The governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will you that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

And from there on Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: whosoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: