Acts 24:27

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But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

So he stayed for two full years in rented lodgings of his own, and welcomed everybody who came to see him,

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

As he said this in his defense, Festus called out, "You are raving, Paul! Your great learning is driving you mad!"

and when he saw that this gratified the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, at the time of the festival of Unleavened Bread.

Then Festus, wishing to gratify the Jews, said to Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there before me on these charges?"

And as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, and after having Jesus flogged handed him over to be crucified.

And Pilate pronounced sentence that what they asked for should be done.

Is that appealing to men's weaknesses, or to God? Is that trying to suit men? If I were still doing that, I would be no slave of Christ.

Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release for the people any prisoner whom they chose,

Now at festival time he used to set free for them one prisoner, whom they petitioned for.