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?

asking for grace against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, they placing an ambush in the way to kill him.

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

But after two years Felix received Porcius Festus as successor; and Felix, wanting to win the grace of the Jews, left Paul bound.

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to release unto the people a prisoner, whoever they desired.

Now at that feast it was customary that he release unto them one prisoner, whoever they desired.