Exodus 23:2
2You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,Proverbs 29:25
25 aThe fear of man lays a snare,but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Mark 15:15
15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having bscourged ▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. Luke 23:24-25
24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted. 25He released the man who had been thrown into prison dfor insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, ebut he delivered Jesus over to their will.Acts 12:3
3and when he saw fthat it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during gthe days of Unleavened Bread.Acts 25:9
9But Festus, hwishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”Acts 25:14
14And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, i“There is a man left prisoner by Felix,Galatians 1:10
10For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying jto please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a kservant ▼▼Or slave; Greek bondservant
of Christ.
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