21 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

Remember me when things go well for you. Please do me a favor. Mention me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

You will live by your sword. You will serve your brother. Soon you will become restless and break his yoke from your neck.

May God Almighty cause the man to have pity on you, so that he will give Benjamin and your other brother back to you. As for me, if I must lose my children, I must lose them.

He said to him: Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said: I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

Is this not the fast I choose to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke?

The cowering prisoners will soon be set free. They will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread.

Pilate said: Will you not speak to me? Do you know I have the power to release you and the power to impale you?

It was a custom for the governor to set one prisoner free at the time of the feast. The people were to help choose that prisoner.

He used to release one prisoner at the feast. This was done by request.

You have a custom that I release someone to you at the Passover. Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?

Pilate spoke to them again desiring to release Jesus.

When they assembled, Pilate asked: What is your choice? Barabbas or Jesus, the one called the Christ?

The governor responded to them. He asked: Which of the two do you want me to set free? They shouted: Barabbas!

Pilate answered them, saying: Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?

I will therefore punish him, and release him.

A third time he said to them: Why, what evil has this man done? I have found no reason to put him to death. I will therefore chastise him and release him.

As a result of this Pilate sought to release him. The Jews cried out: If you release this man you are not Caesar's friend. Every one that makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

When he apprehended him, he put him in prison. He turned him over to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. After Passover he would be presented to the people.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.

They questioned me and were ready to set me free, for they found me not guilty of any crime deserving death.

Women received their dead by a resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection: