15 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

Pilate, therefore, says to Him, "Dost Thou not speak to me? Knowest Thou not that I have authority to release Thee, and have authority to crucify Thee?"

And at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired;

Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover. Do ye wish, therefore, that I release to you the King of the Jews?"

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

When, therefore, they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do ye desire that I should release to you? Barabbas or Jesus Who is called Christ?"

And the governor, answering, said to them, "Which of the two do ye desire that I should release to you?" And they said, Barabbas."

And Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you wish me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

Chastising Him, therefore, I will release Him"

But he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil did This Man do? I found in Him nothing worthy of death. Chastising Him, therefore, I will release Him."

In consequence of this, Pilate was seeking to release Him; but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend; every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

And, having seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him up to the people.

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

who, indeed, having examined me, were disposed to release me, because there was in me no cause of death.

Women received their dead by a resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection.