Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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?
Willing
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Bible References
Willing
Acts 25:3
to do them a favor by having Paul brought [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, for they were plotting to kill him on the way.
Acts 12:3
When he realized that this act pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested also. [This happened] during the Festival of Unleavened Bread [See Exodus 12:15ff].
Acts 24:27
So, Felix allowed Paul to remain in chains, because he wanted to gain favor with the Jews [during that period of time]. Two years passed and Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus.
Mark 15:15
So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and after he had Jesus flogged, he turned Him over to be crucified.
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Matthew 27:15
Now at the [Passover] Festival, the governor was accustomed to releasing whatever prisoner the crowd wanted.
Mark 15:6
Now at the Passover Festival Pilate customarily released whatever prisoner the people asked him to.