Matthew 22:3

22:3 He sent his slaves ¹  to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Matthew 27:15

27:15 During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, ²  whomever they wanted.

[22:3]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[27:15]  ² sn The custom of Pilate to release one prisoner is unknown outside the gospels in Jewish writings, but it was a Roman custom at the time and thus probably used in Palestine as well (cf. Matt 27:15; John 18:39).