It is written in the prophet, "behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

immediately Jesus sent him away, severely charging him, have a care,

then he looking with indignation at those about him, being concern'd at their disingenuous perverse temper, he said to the man, stretch out your hand, which he did, and his hand become sound.

for the crowd about him, they sent him word to come to them. and when they told him, your mother and brothers and sisters are here without enquiring for you,

and all the demons intreated him, saying, "send us to the swine, that we may enter into them."

Now having called the twelve, he sent them out by two and two, giving them power to exorcize spirits:

if I send them home fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them are come very far.

so he sent him home, with a charge not to go into the town, nor mention it to any body belonging to that place.

whoever receives such a child as this upon my account, receives me; and he that receiveth me, does not so properly receive me, as the commands of him that sent me.

As they came near to Jerusalem, about Bethphage and Bethany, by the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, and said to them:

if any one should ask you, why you do so? tell him, the Lord has occasion for it, and immediately he will send it hither.

at the time of vintage he sent his servant to the vine-dressers to receive the profits of his vineyard.

but they seized on him, and beat him, and sent him home empty.

after this he sent another servant to them, him they assaulted with stones and cudgels, and sent him back with contempt.

then he sent another, whom they killed: and of several more, some they beat, some they killed.

at last, having one only son, whom he loved, he sent him to them; surely, said he, they will reverence my son.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians to insnare him in his discourse.

then will he send his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the remotest part of the earth, to the remotest part of heaven.

All of a sudden, while he was yet speaking, appear'd Judas, one of the twelve, attended by a great number of people with swords and clubs, who were sent by the chief priests, the Scribes, and rulers.

Pilate surpriz'd that he should be dead so soon, sent for the Centurion, and ask'd him, if he had been dead any time.