I will therefore have him flogged ¹  and release him.” ² 

During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, ¹  whomever they requested.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release ¹  Barabbas instead.

But they all shouted out together, ¹  “Take this man ²  away! Release Barabbas for us!”

Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted ¹  to release Jesus.

At daybreak ¹  the magistrates ²  sent their police officers, ³  saying, “Release those men.”

But it is your custom that I release one prisoner ¹  for you at the Passover. ²  So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”

From this point on, Pilate tried ¹  to release him. But the Jewish leaders ²  shouted out, ³  “If you release this man, ⁴  you are no friend of Caesar! ⁵  Everyone who claims to be a king ⁶  opposes Caesar!”

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, ¹  whomever they wanted.

The ¹  governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”

Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom. ¹ 

So Pilate asked them, ¹  “Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”

“I tell you the truth, ¹  whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus ¹  Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ² 

So Pilate said, ¹  “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority ²  to release you, and to crucify you?” ³ 

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, ¹  “The magistrates have sent orders ²  to release you. So come out now and go in peace.” ³ 

When ¹  they had heard my case, ²  they wanted to release me, ³  because there was no basis for a death sentence ⁴  against me.

and women received back their dead raised to life. ¹  But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. ² 

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ¹  of no crime deserving death. ²  I will therefore flog ³  him and release him.”