6 Now it was the custom on every feast to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked for.
Mark 15:6 Cross References - Lamsa
Matthew 26:2
2 You know that after two days will be the passover, and the Son of man will be betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew 26:5
5 And they said, Not on the feast day, so as not to cause a riot among the people.
Matthew 27:15-26
15 Now on every feast day it was the custom of the governor to release one prisoner to the people, anyone whom they wanted.
16 They had a well-known prisoner, called Bar-Abbas, who was bound.
17 When they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to release to you? Bar-Abbas, or Jesus who is called the Christ?
18 For Pilate knew that because of envy they had delivered him.
19 When the governor was sitting on his judgment seat, his wife sent to him and said to him, Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for today I have suffered a great deal in my dream because of him.
20 But the high priests and the elders urged the people to ask for Bar-Abbas, and to destroy Jesus.
21 And the governor answered and said to them, Which of these two do you want me to release to you? They said, Bar-Abbas.
22 Pilate said to them, What shall I then do with Jesus who is called the Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified.
23 Pilate said to them, What evil has he done? But they cried out the more and said, Let him be crucified.
24 Now when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but that instead confusion was increasing, he took water and washed his hands before the people, and said, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; do as you please.
25 All the people then answered and said, Let his blood be on us and on our children.
26 Then he released to them Bar-Abbas, and had Jesus scourged with whips, and delivered to be crucified.
Luke 23:16-25
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
17 For there was a custom to release to them one at the feast.
18 But all the people cried out saying, Get rid of him, and release to us Bar-Abbas;
19 Who because of sedition and murder which had happened in the city, was cast into prison.
20 Again Pilate spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus.
21 But they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
22 And he said to them the third time, What evil has he done? I have found nothing in him, worthy of death; I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
23 But they persisted with loud voices, and asked to crucify him. And their voice and that of the high priests prevailed.
24 Then Pilate commanded to have their request granted.
25 So he released to them the one who because of sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they asked for; and he delivered Jesus to their will.
John 18:39-40
John 19:16
16 Then he delivered him to them to crucify him. So they took hold of Jesus and took him out,
Acts 24:27
27 And when he had completed two years, another governor succeeded him whose name was PorÆci-us FesÆtus: and FeÆlix, to do the Jews a favor, left Paul a prisoner.
Acts 25:9
9 But Festus, because he was willing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be tried of these things before me?