'Release' in the Bible

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.

They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

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

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

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

Having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

( Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)

But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this man and release Barabbas to us;

Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them.

And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

But ye have a custom that I release some one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

Pilate therefore says to him, Speakest thou not to me? Dost thou not know that I have authority to release thee and have authority to crucify thee?

From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.

For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.