Bible Verses About Prisoners: Released at feasts

It was the governor's custom during a festival to set free one prisoner, whom ever the crowd asked for.

There was at that time a notorious prisoner being held, named Yeshua Bar-Abba.

So when a crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to set free for you? Bar-Abba? or Yeshua, called `the Messiah'?"

Now during a festival, Pilate used to set free one prisoner, whomever the crowd requested.

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

However, you have a custom that at Passover I set one prisoner free. Do you want me to set free for you the ‘king of the Jews’?”