15 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

Pilate says to Him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you?

And the governor during the feast was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they wished.

But during the feast he was accustomed to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked,

There is a custom to you, that I release unto you one during the passover. Then do you wish that I may release unto you the King of the Jews?

Then Pilate again called to them, wishing to release Jesus.

Then they being assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom do you wish that I may release unto you? Barabbas? or Jesus who is called Christ?

And the governor responding said to them, Which of the two do you wish that I shall release unto you? And they said Barabbas.

And Pilate responded to them, saying, Do you wish that I may release unto you the King of the Jews?

Therefore having scourged Him, I will release Him.

And he spoke to them the third time, For what evil hath He done? I found nothing in Him worthy of death: therefore having scourged Him, I will release Him.

After this Pilate still sought to release Him: but the Jews continued to cry out, saying, If you release Him, you are not the friend of Caesar: every one making himself king speaks against Caesar.

whom having seized, he also put in prison, having committed him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; wishing to bring him out to the people after the passover.

But Agrippa said to Festus, This man was able to have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

who judging me, were counseling to release me, because there was nothing worthy of death in me:

women receive their dead from a resurrection: some were tortured, not accepting deliverance; in order that they might receive a better resurrection: