14 Bible Verses about People Releasing Others

Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you?

And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose;

And at the feast he released to them a prisoner, whomsoever they chose.

But you have a custom that I should release one to you at the passover; are you willing, therefore, that I should release to you the king of the Jews?

Pilate therefore addressed them again, wishing to release Jesus;

When, therefore, they were assembled together, Pilate said to them, Which do you wish me to release to you? Barabbas? or Jesus, called Christ?

And the procurator answered and said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to 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?

having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

And he said to them a third time, [Why], for what evil has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him; having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

From that time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried, saying, If you release this man you are not a friend of Caesar; every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

And Agrippa said to Festus, If he had not appealed to Caesar, this man might be released.

who on trial wished to release me, because they found no cause of death in me;

women received their dead from a resurrection, others were tortured having not accepted redemption, that they might obtain a better resurrection;