as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,

And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them to preach,

And his brethren and his mother come, and standing without sent to him calling him.

and having sent away the crowd, they take him with them, as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.

And he calls the twelve to him; and he began to send them out two and two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;

For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.

And he sent him to his house, saying, Neither enter into the village, nor tell it to any one in the village.

Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me; and whosoever shall receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.

And he sent a bondman to the husbandmen at the season, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent to them another bondman; and at him they threw stones, and struck him on the head, and sent him away with insult.

And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.

Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

And they send to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in speaking.

and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven.