Acts 25:9

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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?

and begged the governor as a favor to have Paul come to Jerusalem, because they were plotting an ambush to kill him on the way.

and when he saw that this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too -- it was at the time of the feast of Unleavened Bread.

But at the close of two whole years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as he wanted to gratify the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.

So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, but after having Jesus flogged, he turned Him over to be crucified.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted.

Now at the time of the feast Pilate usually set a prisoner free whom the people requested.