Acts 25:9

Festus was willing to do the Jews a favor, so he answered Paul: Will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

After two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. Felix was willing to show the Jews a favor. He left Paul in prison.

Since I doubt such manner of questions, I asked him if he would go to Jerusalem to be judged there of these matters.

He saw that it pleased the Jews so he captured Peter also. This happened during the feast of unleavened bread.

Wishing to please the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. Then he handed over Jesus. He was flogged and impaled.

They desired favor against him that he would transfer him to Jerusalem. Then they would ambush him along the way and kill him.

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But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

They desired favor against him that he would transfer him to Jerusalem. Then they would ambush him along the way and kill him.

He saw that it pleased the Jews so he captured Peter also. This happened during the feast of unleavened bread.

After two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. Felix was willing to show the Jews a favor. He left Paul in prison.

Wishing to please the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. Then he handed over Jesus. He was flogged and impaled.

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.