Now during the feast, he used to release to them one prisoner, anyone they were asking for.
“You know that Passover comes in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be executed.”
“But not during the festival,” they were saying, “so there won’t be a riot among the people.”
Now a man named Bar-Abba had been in jail with the rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion.
But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the kohen gadol , went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.
Finally, Pilate handed Yeshua over to be crucified.
But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and wishing to do the Judean leaders a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
But Festus, wanting to do the Jewish leaders a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me?”