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 a favor against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on way.

And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he went further to seize Peter also. (And they were days of Unleavened Bread.)

But after two years Felix welcomed a successor, Porcius Festus. And wishing to show a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.

And deciding to do the easiest to the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Him, delivered up Jesus to be crucified.

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

And at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whomever they desired.