'Release' in the Bible
Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
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?
But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.
And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: --
And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus;
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.