Lukas 18:36

18:36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

Lukas 23:20

23:20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted ¹  to release Jesus.

[23:20]  ¹ sn The account pictures a battle of wills – the people versus Pilate. Pilate is consistently portrayed in Luke’s account as wanting to release Jesus because he believed him to be innocent.