Matthew 27:15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would. Torrey's Topical Textbook
Luke 23:16,17 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. Torrey's Topical Textbook
Library
Pontius Pilate ... with a troop of soldiers at the Passover, to prevent ... they wished to be "clean" for the feast they were ... Next he clutched at the custom of releasing a prisoner... /.../milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/pontius pilate.htm
Third Stage of the Roman Trial. Pilate Reluctantly Sentences Him ... ... a 15 Now at the feast [the passover and unleavened bread] the ... { ^b whom they asked of him.} [No one knows when or by whom this custom was introduced, but ... /.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxxxi third stage of the.htm