The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you betrayed and rejected in the presence of Pilate, even though he had decided to let him go.

Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but the disciples wouldn't let him.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul but to let him have some freedom and not to keep any of his friends from caring for his needs.

When the people who lived there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they told one another, "This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but Justice won't let him live."

They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.