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
General references
Bible References
Willing
Acts 25:3
"desiring the favour he might be sent for to Jerusalem." they having prepar'd measures to assassinate him upon the road.
Acts 12:3
and perceiving that the Jews were pleas'd with this, he proceeded to secure Peter during the feast of unleavened bread:
Acts 24:27
offer'd him mony in order to obtain his discharge. but two years after he was succeeded by Porcius Festus, who to oblige the Jews left Paul under confinement.
Mark 15:15
Pilate therefore willing to humour the people, released to them Barabbas, and having caused Jesus to be scourg'd, he deliver'd him to be crucified.
General references
Matthew 27:15
Now it was customary at that feast for the governor to release a prisoner, such as the people should nominate.
Mark 15:6
Now during the feast, it was customary to release a prisoner, to be nominated by the people.