21 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.

By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck."

May God Almightygrant you mercy before the man, and may he send back your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

Then he said, "Let me go, for the day has broken." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."

"Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?

He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking.

So Pilate said to him, "You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?"

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked.

But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,

So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"

The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

And he answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

I will therefore punish and release him."

A third time he said to them, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him."

From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar."

And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.

Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.