Mark 15:6

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During Passover, Pilate always freed one prisoner chosen by the people.

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Festus wanted to please the leaders. So he asked Paul, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried by me on these charges?”

Two years later Porcius Festus became governor in place of Felix. But since Felix wanted to do the Jewish leaders a favor, he kept Paul in jail.

But they said, “We must not do it during Passover, because the people will riot.”

“You know two days from now will be Passover. This is when the Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies and nailed to a cross.”

Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be nailed to a cross. Jesus was taken away,

And at that time there was a prisoner named Barabbas. He and some others had been arrested for murder during a riot.

Peter stayed outside near the gate. But the other disciple came back out and spoke to the girl at the gate. She let Peter go in,