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?

and desired favour against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, and laid wait for him in the way to kill him.

and because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further, and took Peter also. Then were the days of sweetbread.

But after two years came Festus Porcius into Felix's room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul in prison bound.

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, loosed them Barabbas; And delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, for to be crucified.

At that feast, the deputy was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner whom they would desire.

At that feast Pilate was wont to deliver at their pleasure a prisoner: whomsoever they would desire.