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?

as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

But when two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Now at the feast he was accustomed to release for them one prisoner whom they requested.