26 occurrences

'Release' in the Bible

and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfBereavementPeople Showing MercyPeople Releasing Others

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toResponsibility, For God's WorldAnimal RightsHeavy BurdensPeople HelpingLoving Your Enemies

And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah's release hath been proclaimed.

Verse ConceptsDebtlent

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.

Verse ConceptsForeignersLaws Restricting ForeignersDebt

Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Verse ConceptsSabbatical YearThoughtYearsCancellation Of DeptDo Not Be StingyPeople Forgiving OthersPeople Without MercyHelping The Poor

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every'seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Verse ConceptsCreditSabbatical YearPeople Forgiving OthersDebt

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king.

Verse ConceptsWedding Feastsroyalty

If a man die, shall he live again ? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

Verse ConceptsThe Finality Of DeathAre The Dead Raised?Death Is FinalstruggleLife StrugglesLife After DeathStrugglesRenewal

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingOnly One PersonPeople Releasing Others

When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree

But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

Verse ConceptsBarabbasChoosing PeoplePeople Releasing OthersTwo Other Menliberation

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

Verse ConceptsCustomPeople Releasing Others

And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Verse ConceptsChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

Verse ConceptsPersuasionInciting To EvilCorrupt PriestsBarabbasPeople Set Free By People

Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner.

But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: --

Verse ConceptsBarabbasRejection Of ChristAmnestyPeople Set Free By People

And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;

Verse ConceptsAskingPeople Releasing Others

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing OthersWhat Sin?Deserving Death

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Verse ConceptsCustomChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

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

Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh 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, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

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

Bible Theasaurus

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)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הנחה 
Hanachah 
Usage: 1

שׁמט 
Shamat 
Usage: 9

שׁמטּה 
Sh@mittah 
Usage: 5

ἀπολύω 
Apoluo 
Usage: 52

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