15 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

then said Pilate to him, won't you give me an answer? don't you know that it is in my power to crucify you, or to release you?

Now it was customary at that feast for the governor to release a prisoner, such as the people should nominate.

Now during the feast, it was customary to release a prisoner, to be nominated by the people.

but as it is customary with you to get me to discharge some prisoner at the time of the passover, would you have me release the king of the Jews?

Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, expostulated with them again.

therefore when they were assembled, Pilate said to them, who would you have releas'd? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?

the governor therefore having asked, which of the two would you have me release? they said, Barabbas.

but Pilate answered them, saying, do you chuse to have Jesus releas'd, the king of the Jews?

I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and then release him.

however he urg'd it a third time, why, what crime has he done? I don't find he has done any thing that deserves death: I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and so dismiss him.

upon this, Pilate propos'd to release him: but the Jews cried out, if you let this man go, you are not Cesar's friend: he that sets up for king, opposes Cesar.

having apprehended Peter, he put him into prison, appointing a detachment of sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to have him brought to publick execution, after Easter.

nay, Agrippa said to Festus, "this man might have been discharg'd if he had not appeal'd to Cesar."

who, after my examination, would have discharg'd me, as having done nothing that was capital.

women recovered their children, tho' dead, by their being raised to life again: some expired under torments, refusing to be delivered; that they might obtain a better deliverance at the resurrection.