21 occurrences

'Release' in the Bible

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingOnly One PersonPeople Releasing Others

they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, 'Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree

and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'

Verse ConceptsBarabbasChoosing PeoplePeople Releasing OthersTwo Other Menliberation

and Pilate answered them, saying, 'Will ye that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

Verse ConceptsChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

and the chief priests did move the multitude, that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

Verse ConceptsPersuasionInciting To EvilCorrupt PriestsBarabbasPeople Set Free By People

for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

and they cried out -- the whole multitude -- saying, 'Away with this one, and release to us Barabbas,'

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRejection Of ChristAmnestyPeople Set Free By People

Pilate again then -- wishing to release Jesus -- called to them,

Verse ConceptsAskingPeople Releasing Others

And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him.'

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing OthersWhat Sin?Deserving Death

and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, that I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

Verse ConceptsCustomChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

Pilate, therefore, saith to him, 'To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature OfCourage, Examples OfChrist Being SilentAuthority Delegated To PeoplePeople Releasing Others

From this time was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, 'If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

Verse ConceptsCaesarClaimsPeople OpposedFriends FailingPeople Set Free By PeoplePeople Releasing Others

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release him,

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristJacob, The PatriarchMoses, Significance OfPeter, Preacher And TeacherRenunciationHanding Over ChristPeople Set Free By People

and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfCovetousness, Example OfConversationFinances

who, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,

Verse ConceptsPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Releasing Others

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Departure (21 instances)
Discharge (34 instances)
Dismissal (3 instances)
Firing (3 instances)
Freeing (9 instances)
Release (142 instances)
Relinquish (1 instance)
Spill (9 instances)
Unloose (5 instances)