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
as a special favour, to send for him to Jerusalem, meaning to lay an ambush for him and murder him on the road.
Acts 12:3
and when he saw this pleased the Jews, he went on to seize Peter. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.)
Acts 24:27
But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.
Mark 15:15
So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him.
General references
Matthew 27:15
At festival time the governor was in the habit of releasing any one prisoner whom the crowd chose.
Mark 15:6
Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him.