21 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

But remember me when it goes well with you, and please may you show kindness with respect to me, and mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

But by your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother. But it shall be [that] when free yourself you shall tear off his yoke from your neck.

And may El-Shaddai grant you compassion before the man that he may release your other brother to you and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."

Then he said, "Let me go, for dawn is breaking." But he answered, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."

Is this not [the] fast I choose: to release [the] bonds of injustice, to untie [the] ropes of [the] yoke, and to let [the] oppressed go free, and {tear} every yoke to pieces?

[The] fettered one shall make haste to be freed. And he shall not die in the pit, and he shall not lack his bread.

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

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.

But it is your custom that I release for you one [prisoner] at the Passover. So do you want [me] to release for you the king of the Jews?"

And Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed [them] again,

So [after] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you--Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

So Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?"

Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

So he said to them a third [time], "Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation {deserving death} in him. Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

From this [point on] Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews shouted, saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who makes himself out to be a king opposes Caesar!"

[After he] had arrested {him}, he also put [him] in prison, handing [him] over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him {out for public trial} after the Passover.

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

who, [when they] had examined me, were wanting to release [me], because there was no basis for an accusation [worthy] of death with me.

Women received back their dead by resurrection. But others were tortured, not accepting release, in order that they might gain a better resurrection.