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‘Release’ in the Bible – All 165 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Release’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Release’ occurs 165 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great abyss were released, and the floodgates of heaven were opened.Genesis 7:11

Genesis 18:26 And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”Genesis 18:26

Genesis 20:6 And God said to him: “And I know that you have acted with a sincere heart. And therefore I kept you from sinning against me, and I did not release you to touch her.Genesis 20:6

Genesis 21:14 And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.Genesis 21:14

Genesis 24:56 “Do not be willing,” he said, “to delay me, for the Lord has directed my way. Release me, so that I may journey to my lord.”Genesis 24:56

Genesis 24:59 Therefore, they released her and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his companions,Genesis 24:59

Genesis 26:29 so that you may not do us any kind of harm, just as we have touched nothing of yours, and have not caused any injury to you, but with peace we released you, augmented by the blessing of the Lord.”Genesis 26:29

Genesis 27:40 will your blessing be. You will live by the sword, and you will serve your brother. But the time will arrive when you will shake off and release his yoke from your neck.”Genesis 27:40

Genesis 32:26 And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”Genesis 32:26

Genesis 42:33 And he said to us: ‘Thus will I prove that you are peaceful. Release one of your brothers to me, and take necessary provisions for your houses, and go away,Genesis 42:33

Genesis 50:17 that we should say these words to you from him: ‘I beg you to forget the wickedness of your brothers, and the sin and malice that they practiced against you.’ Likewise, we petition you to release the servants of the God of your father from this iniquity.” Hearing this, Joseph wept.Genesis 50:17

Number of the word / term Release in Genesis: 11

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Exodus

Exodus 3:19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not release you, unless you go out by a powerful hand.Exodus 3:19

Exodus 3:20 For I will extend my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do in the midst of them. After these things, he will release you.Exodus 3:20

Exodus 4:21 And the Lord said to him, as he was returning to Egypt: “See that you accomplish, in the sight of Pharaoh, all the wonders that I have placed in your hand. I will harden his heart, and he will not release the people.Exodus 4:21

Exodus 4:23 I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn son.’ ”Exodus 4:23

Exodus 4:26 And he released him, after she had said, “You are a bloody spouse,” because of the circumcision.Exodus 4:26

Exodus 5:1 After these things, Moses and Aaron entered, and they said to Pharaoh: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Release my people, so that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.”Exodus 5:1

Exodus 5:2 But he responded: “Who is the Lord, that I should listen to his voice and release Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel.”Exodus 5:2

Exodus 6:1 And the Lord said to Moses: “Now you will see what I shall do to Pharaoh. For through a strong hand he will release them, and by a mighty hand he will cast them from his land.”Exodus 6:1

Exodus 6:11 “Enter and speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land.”Exodus 6:11

Exodus 7:2 You will speak to him all that I command you. And he will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land.Exodus 7:2

Exodus 7:14 Then the Lord said to Moses: “The heart of Pharaoh has been hardened; he is not willing to release the people.Exodus 7:14

Exodus 7:16 And you will say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to you, saying: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me in the desert. And even until the present time, you were not willing to listen.Exodus 7:16

Exodus 8:1 The Lord also said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me.Exodus 8:1

Exodus 8:2 But if you are not willing to release them, behold, I will strike all your coasts with frogs.Exodus 8:2

Exodus 8:8 But Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “Pray to the Lord, so as to take away the frogs from me and from my people. And I will release the people, so as to sacrifice to the Lord.”Exodus 8:8

Exodus 8:20 The Lord also said to Moses: “Arise at first light, and stand in the sight of Pharaoh, for he will go out to the waters. And you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people to sacrifice to me.Exodus 8:20

Exodus 8:21 But if you will not release them, behold, I will send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses, diverse kinds of flies. And the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with diverse kinds of flies, as well as the whole land in which they will be.Exodus 8:21

Exodus 8:28 And Pharaoh said: “I will release you in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert. Yet you may only go so far. Petition for me.”Exodus 8:28

Exodus 8:29 And Moses said: “After departing from you, I will pray to the Lord. And the flies will withdraw from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Yet do not be willing to deceive any longer, so that you would not release the people to sacrifice to the Lord.”Exodus 8:29

Exodus 8:32 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, so that, even at this turn, he would not release the people.Exodus 8:32

Exodus 9:1 Then the Lord said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh, and say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Release my people, to sacrifice to me.Exodus 9:1

Exodus 9:7 And Pharaoh sent to see; neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not release the people.Exodus 9:7

Exodus 9:13 And the Lord said to Moses: “Rise up in the morning, and stand in the sight of Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: Release my people to sacrifice to me.Exodus 9:13

Exodus 9:17 Do you still retain my people, and are you still unwilling to release them?Exodus 9:17

Exodus 9:21 But he who neglected the word of the Lord released his servants and cattle into the fields.Exodus 9:21

Exodus 9:28 Pray to the Lord, so that the thundering of God and the hail may cease, so that I may release you, and so that you may by no means remain here any longer.”Exodus 9:28

Exodus 9:35 And his heart was weighed down, along with that of his servants, and it was hardened exceedingly. Neither did he release the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses.Exodus 9:35

Exodus 10:3 Therefore, Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they said to him: “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me? Release my people to sacrifice to me.Exodus 10:3

Exodus 10:4 But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.Exodus 10:4

Exodus 10:7 Then the servants of Pharaoh said to him: “How long must we endure this scandal? Release the men, in order to sacrifice to the Lord their God. Do you not see that Egypt is perishing?”Exodus 10:7

Exodus 10:10 And Pharaoh responded: “So let the Lord be with you. But if I were to release you and your little ones, who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?Exodus 10:10

Exodus 10:17 But now, release me from my sin even this time, and petition the Lord your God, so that he may take this death away from me.”Exodus 10:17

Exodus 10:20 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; neither did he release the sons of Israel.Exodus 10:20

Exodus 10:27 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he was not willing to release them.Exodus 10:27

Exodus 11:1 And the Lord said to Moses: “I will touch Pharaoh and Egypt with one more plague, and after these things he will release you, and he will compel you to go out.Exodus 11:1

Exodus 11:10 Now Moses and Aaron did all the wonders that are written, in the sight of Pharaoh. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; neither did he release the sons of Israel from his land.Exodus 11:10

Exodus 13:15 For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts. For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’Exodus 13:15

Exodus 14:5 And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled. And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed about the people, and they said, “What did we intend to do, so that we released Israel from serving us?”Exodus 14:5

Exodus 17:11 And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel prevailed. But when he released them a little while, Amalek overcame.Exodus 17:11

Exodus 21:26 If anyone will have struck the eye of his male or female servant, having left them with one eye, he shall release them freely, because of the eye that he has put out.Exodus 21:26

Exodus 21:27 Likewise, if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female servant, he shall similarly release them freely.Exodus 21:27

Exodus 22:5 If there is any damage to a field or a vineyard, when he has released his cattle to pasture on the land of a stranger, he shall repay the best of what he has in his own field, or in his own vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.Exodus 22:5

Exodus 23:11 But in the seventh year, you shall release it and cause it to rest, so that the poor of your people may eat. And whatever remains, let the beasts of the field eat it. So shall you do with your vineyard and your olive grove.Exodus 23:11

Exodus 23:21 Heed him, and hear his voice, and do not hold him in disregard. For he will not release you when you have sinned, and my name is in him.Exodus 23:21

Exodus 32:31 And returning to the Lord, he said: “I beg you, this people has sinned the greatest sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. Either release them from this offense,Exodus 32:31

Exodus 40:3 and you shall place the ark in it, and you shall release the veil before it.Exodus 40:3

Number of the word / term Release in Exodus: 46

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Leviticus

Leviticus 4:26 Yet truly, the fat he shall burn upon it, just as is usually done with the victims of peace offerings. And the priest shall pray for him and for his sin, and he shall be released from it.Leviticus 4:26

Leviticus 4:31 But taking away all the fat, just as it is usually taken away from the victims of peace offerings, he shall burn it upon the altar as a sweet odor to the Lord. And he shall pray for him, and he shall be released from it.Leviticus 4:31

Leviticus 4:35 Likewise, all of the fat shall be taken away, just as the fat of the ram, which is immolated for peace offerings, is usually taken away. And he shall burn it upon the altar as an incense of the Lord. And he shall pray for him and for his sin, and he shall be released from it.Leviticus 4:35

Leviticus 5:10 Yet truly, the other he shall burn as a holocaust, just as is usually done. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin, and he shall be released from it.Leviticus 5:10

Leviticus 5:16 And he shall make restitution for the damage that he has brought, and he shall add a fifth part more, delivering it to the priest, who shall pray for him while offering the ram, and he shall be released from it.Leviticus 5:16

Leviticus 5:18 he shall offer from the flocks an immaculate ram to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin, who shall pray for him, because he did it unknowingly, and he shall be released from it,Leviticus 5:18

Leviticus 6:7 And he shall pray for him in the sight of the Lord, and he shall be released from any one of those things that he did when he sinned.Leviticus 6:7

Leviticus 14:7 And he shall sprinkle him who is to be cleansed seven times, so that he may be purified justly. And he shall release the living sparrow, so that it may fly away into the field.Leviticus 14:7

Leviticus 14:53 And when he has released the sparrow to fly freely away into the field, he shall pray for the house, and it shall be justly cleansed.Leviticus 14:53

Leviticus 16:22 And when the goat has carried all their iniquities into a solitary land, and has been released into the desert,Leviticus 16:22

Leviticus 20:4 But if the people of the land, having been neglectful and holding little regard for my authority, release the man who has given from his seed to Moloch, and they are not willing to kill him,Leviticus 20:4

Number of the word / term Release in Leviticus: 11

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Judges

Judges 1:25 And when he had revealed it to them, they struck the city with the edge of the sword. But that man, and all his relatives, they released.Judges 1:25

Judges 11:38 And he answered her, “Go.” And he released her for two months. And when she had departed with her friends and companions, she wept over her virginity in the hillsides.Judges 11:38

Judges 15:5 And setting these on fire, he released them, so that they might rush from place to place. And immediately they went into the grain fields of the Philistines, setting these on fire, both the grain that was already bound for carrying, and what was still standing on the stalk. These were completely burned up, so much so that the flame also consumed even the vineyards and the olive groves.Judges 15:5

Judges 15:14 And when he had arrived at the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines, shouting aloud, had met him, the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him. And just as flax is usually consumed by a hint of fire, so were the ties with which he was bound broken and released.Judges 15:14

Judges 19:25 But they were not willing to agree to his words. So the man, discerning this, led out his mate to them, and he delivered her to their sexual abuse. And when they had abused her for the entire night, they released her in the morning.Judges 19:25

Number of the word / term Release in Judges: 5

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Ruth

Ruth 4:8 And so Boaz said to his kinsman, “Take off your shoe.” And immediately he released it from his foot.Ruth 4:8

Number of the word / term Release in Ruth: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:3 “If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not choose to release it empty. Instead, repay to him what you owe because of sin. And then you will be cured. And you will know why his hand did not withdraw from you.”1 Samuel 6:3

1 Samuel 6:6 Why have you hardened your hearts, just as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he was struck, did he not then release them, and they went away?1 Samuel 6:6

1 Samuel 6:8 And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and you shall place it upon the cart, with the articles of gold that you have paid to him on behalf of transgression. You shall place these in a little box at its side. And release it, so that it may go.1 Samuel 6:8

1 Samuel 14:41 And Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel: “O Lord, God of Israel, grant a sign: Why is it that you will not respond to your servant this day? If this iniquity is in me, or in my son Jonathan, grant an indication. Or if this iniquity is in your people, grant a sanctification.” And Jonathan and Saul were discovered, but the people were released.1 Samuel 14:41

1 Samuel 19:17 And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me in this way, and released my enemy, so that he may flee?” And Michal responded to Saul, “Because he said to me, ‘Release me, otherwise I will kill you.’ ”1 Samuel 19:17

1 Samuel 20:22 If I will say to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are before you, take them up,’ you shall approach before me, because there is peace for you, and there is nothing evil, as the Lord lives. But if I will have spoken to the boy in this way, ‘Behold, the arrows are away from you,’ then you shall go away in peace, for the Lord has released you.1 Samuel 20:22

1 Samuel 24:19 For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.1 Samuel 24:19

Number of the word / term Release in 1 Samuel: 7

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:30 But Joab, returning after he had released Abner, gathered together all the people. And of David’s youths, they were missing nineteen men, aside from Asahel.2 Samuel 2:30

Number of the word / term Release in 2 Samuel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 11:22 And Pharaoh said to him, “But what is lacking to you with me, so that you would seek to go to your own land?” But he responded: “Nothing. Yet I beg you that you may release me.”1 Kings 11:22

1 Kings 20:34 And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.1 Kings 20:34

1 Kings 20:42 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”1 Kings 20:42

Number of the word / term Release in 1 Kings: 3

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 4:30 But the mother of the boy said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not release you.” Therefore, he rose up, and he followed her.2 Kings 4:30

Number of the word / term Release in 2 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 28:11 But listen to my counsel, and release the captives, whom you have brought from your brothers. For a great fury of the Lord is hanging over you.”2 Chronicles 28:11

2 Chronicles 28:14 And the warriors released the spoils and all that they had seized, in the sight of the leaders and the entire multitude.2 Chronicles 28:14

Number of the word / term Release in 2 Chronicles: 2

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Ezra

Ezra 6:7 and let this temple of God be released to the governor of the Jews and to their elders, so that they may build that house of God in its place.Ezra 6:7

Number of the word / term Release in Ezra: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:31 also that, if the people of the land carry in goods for sale or any useful things, so that they might sell them on the day of the Sabbath, that we would not buy them on the Sabbath, nor on a sanctified day, and that we would release the seventh year and the collection of debt from every hand.Nehemiah 10:31

Number of the word / term Release in Nehemiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Job

Job 7:19 How long will you not spare me, nor release me to ingest my saliva?Job 7:19

Job 10:1 My soul is weary of my life. I will release my words against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.Job 10:1

Job 10:20 Will not my few days be completed soon? Release me, therefore, so that I may lament my sorrows a little,Job 10:20

Job 39:5 Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds?Job 39:5

Number of the word / term Release in Job: 4

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 25:18 See my lowliness and my hardship, and release all my offenses.Psalm 25:18

Psalm 37:21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.Psalm 37:21

Psalm 85:2 You have released the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sins.Psalm 85:2

Psalm 102:20 So may he hear the groans of those in shackles, in order that he may release the sons of the slain.Psalm 102:20

Psalm 105:20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.Psalm 105:20

Number of the word / term Release in Psalm: 5

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Song

Song of Solomon 3:4 When I had passed by them a little, I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not release him, until I would bring him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her who bore me.Song of Solomon 3:4

Number of the word / term Release in Song: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 45:13 I have raised him up unto justice, and I will direct all his ways. He himself will build my city and release my captives, but not for ransom or gifts, says the Lord, the God of hosts.Isaiah 45:13

Isaiah 49:9 so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.Isaiah 49:9

Isaiah 58:6 Is not this, instead, the kind of fast that I have chosen? Release the constraints of impiety; relieve the burdens that oppress; freely forgive those who are broken; and break apart every burden.Isaiah 58:6

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,Isaiah 61:1

Number of the word / term Release in Isaiah: 4

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 34:9 that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, as a free Hebrew man and a free Hebrew woman, and that they should never be rulers over them, that is, over the Jews, their own brothers.Jeremiah 34:9

Jeremiah 34:10 Then all the leaders and all the people who entered into the pact, heard that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, to be free, and that they should no longer rule over them. Therefore, they listened, and they released them.Jeremiah 34:10

Jeremiah 34:11 But later on, they turned back. And they took back again their man servants and their woman servants, whom they had released to be free. And they subjugated them as male and female servants.Jeremiah 34:11

Jeremiah 34:14 ‘When seven years have been completed, let each one release his brother, a Hebrew, who had been sold to him. And so he will serve you for six years, and then you shall release him to be free from you.’ But your fathers did not listen to me, nor did they incline their ear.Jeremiah 34:14

Jeremiah 34:16 But now you have turned back, and you have stained my name. For you have led back again, each one his man servant, and each one his woman servant, whom you had released so that they would be free and under their own authority. And you have subjugated them, so that they would be your servants and handmaids.”Jeremiah 34:16

Jeremiah 39:10 And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, released some of the poor people, those who had almost nothing, into the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and cisterns in that day.Jeremiah 39:10

Jeremiah 40:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led to Babylon.Jeremiah 40:1

Jeremiah 40:4 Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.Jeremiah 40:4

Jeremiah 40:5 And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go.” And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he released him.Jeremiah 40:5

Jeremiah 49:12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink.Jeremiah 49:12

Jeremiah 50:33 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have endured calumny together. All who have seized them are holding them and refusing to release them.Jeremiah 50:33

Number of the word / term Release in Jeremiah: 11

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 13:20 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against your little pillows, with which you catch flying souls. And I will tear them away from your arms. And I will release the souls that you are capturing, the souls that should fly.Ezekiel 13:20

Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones.Ezekiel 37:1

Ezekiel 40:2 In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, and he released me on an exceedingly high mountain, on which there was something like the edifice of a city, verging toward the south.Ezekiel 40:2

Number of the word / term Release in Ezekiel: 3

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Hosea

Hosea 5:13 And Ephraim saw his own weakness, and Judah his chains. And Ephraim went to Assur, and he sent to the Avenging king. But he will not be able to heal you, nor is he able to release you from your chains.Hosea 5:13

Number of the word / term Release in Hosea: 1

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 5:40 And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment, and to take away your tunic, release to him your cloak also.Matthew 5:40

Matthew 16:19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound, even in heaven. And whatever you shall release on earth shall be released, even in heaven.”Matthew 16:19

Matthew 18:18 Amen I say to you, whatever you will have bound on earth, shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you will have released on earth, shall be released also in heaven.Matthew 18:18

Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and he forgave his debt.Matthew 18:27

Matthew 21:2 saying to them: “Go into the town that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Release them, and lead them to me.Matthew 21:2

Matthew 27:15 Now on the solemn day, the procurator was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whomever they wished.Matthew 27:15

Matthew 27:17 Therefore, having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it that you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?”Matthew 27:17

Matthew 27:21 Then, in response, the procurator said to them, “Which of the two do you want to be released to you?” But they said to him, “Barabbas.”Matthew 27:21

Matthew 27:26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But Jesus, having been scourged, he handed over to them, so that he would be crucified.Matthew 27:26

Matthew 27:58 This man approached Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be released.Matthew 27:58

Number of the word / term Release in Matthew: 10

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Mark

Mark 7:12 then you do not release him to do anything for his father or mother,Mark 7:12

Mark 7:35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke correctly.Mark 7:35

Mark 11:2 and he said to them: “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately upon entering there, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat. Release him and bring him.Mark 11:2

Mark 15:6 Now on the feast day, he was accustomed to release to them one of the prisoners, whomever they requested.Mark 15:6

Mark 15:9 But Pilate answered them and said, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”Mark 15:9

Mark 15:11 Then the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.Mark 15:11

Mark 15:15 Then Pilate, wishing to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them, and he delivered Jesus, having severely scourged him, to be crucified.Mark 15:15

Number of the word / term Release in Mark: 7

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Luke

Luke 4:19 to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution.”Luke 4:19

Luke 5:4 Then, when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Lead us into deep water, and release your nets for a catch.”Luke 5:4

Luke 5:5 And in response, Simon said to him: “Teacher, working throughout the night, we caught nothing. But on your word, I will release the net.”Luke 5:5

Luke 13:12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to himself, and he said to her, “Woman, you are released from your infirmity.”Luke 13:12

Luke 13:15 Then the Lord said to him in response: “You hypocrites! Does not each one of you, on the Sabbath, release his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it to water?Luke 13:15

Luke 13:16 So then, should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for lo these eighteen years, be released from this restraint on the day of the Sabbath?”Luke 13:16

Luke 22:68 And if I also question you, you will not answer me. Neither will you release me.Luke 22:68

Luke 23:16 Therefore, I will chastise him and release him.”Luke 23:16

Luke 23:17 Now he was required to release one person for them on the feast day.Luke 23:17

Luke 23:18 But the entire crowd exclaimed together, saying: “Take this one, and release to us Barabbas!”Luke 23:18

Luke 23:20 Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus.Luke 23:20

Luke 23:22 Then he said to them a third time: “Why? What evil has he done? I find no case against him for death. Therefore, I will chastise him and release him.”Luke 23:22

Luke 23:25 Then he released for them the one who had been cast into prison for murder and sedition, whom they were requesting. Yet truly, Jesus he handed over to their will.Luke 23:25

Number of the word / term Release in Luke: 13

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book John

John 18:39 But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”John 18:39

John 19:10 Therefore, Pilate said to him: “Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to crucify you, and I have authority to release you?”John 19:10

John 19:12 And from then on, Pilate was seeking to release him. But the Jews were crying out, saying: “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. For anyone who makes himself a king contradicts Caesar.”John 19:12

Number of the word / term Release in John: 3

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Acts

Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you, indeed, handed over and denied before the face of Pilate, when he was giving judgment to release him.Acts 3:13

Acts 4:23 Then, having been released, they went to their own, and they reported in full what the leaders of the priests and the elders had said to them.Acts 4:23

Acts 16:26 Yet truly, there was a sudden earthquake, so great that the foundations of the prison were moved. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bindings of everyone were released.Acts 16:26

Acts 16:36 But the prison guard reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent to have you released. Now therefore, depart. Go in peace.”Acts 16:36

Acts 17:9 and having received an explanation from Jason and the others, released them.Acts 17:9

Acts 22:30 But on the next day, wanting to discover more diligently what the reason was that he was accused by the Jews, he released him, and he ordered the priests to convene, with the entire council. And, producing Paul, he stationed him among them.Acts 22:30

Acts 26:32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”Acts 26:32

Acts 28:18 And after they held a hearing about me, they would have released me, because there was no case for death against me.Acts 28:18

Number of the word / term Release in Acts: 8

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Romans

Romans 7:2 For example, a woman who is subject to a husband is obligated by the law while her husband lives. But when her husband has died, she is released from the law of her husband.Romans 7:2

Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the law of death, by which we were being held, so that now we may serve with a renewed spirit, and not in the old way, by the letter.Romans 7:6

Number of the word / term Release in Romans: 2

Bible passages with ‘Release’ in the book Revelation

Revelation 9:15 And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.Revelation 9:15

Revelation 20:3 And he cast him into the abyss, and he closed and sealed it, so that he would no longer seduce the nations, until the thousand years are completed. And after these things, he must be released for a brief time.Revelation 20:3

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years will have been completed, Satan shall be released from his prison, and he will go out and seduce the nations which are upon the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog. And he will gather them together for battle, those whose number is like the sand of the sea.Revelation 20:7

Number of the word / term ‘Release’ in Revelation: 3

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 165

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