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The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the Lordevangelists, identity ofevangelism, nature ofAngels as God's servantsNewsStandingGood TidingsGod Sending ProphetsThe Presence Of Godfitnessgabrielevangelising

For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

Verse ConceptsPeople JumpingSpoken Greetingsjumping

and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

Verse ConceptsRelations With ForeignersOnly One PersonActual Widows

When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

Verse ConceptsJews, TheMasters Duties Towards ServantsArmies, RomanTelling Of JesusServant Leadership

Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof;

Verse ConceptsPoverty, SpiritualPrayer, Advice For EffectiveRoofPeople Not Far Away

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

Verse ConceptsGroups going homeHealth Achieved

Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?”

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesDisciples Of John The BaptistDifferent PersonWho Is Jesus?reassurance

When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’”

Verse ConceptsDifferent PersonWho Is Jesus?

This is the one about whom it is written,
Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

Verse ConceptsPreparing God's WayHeraldMissionaries, Call OfPeople Going Before

But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying,

Verse ConceptsChrist With People On Earth

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

Verse ConceptsChrist Driving Out PeopleSeeking FoodTwelve DisciplesStaying TemporarilyTemporary Stay In The Wildernesslonliness

and said to them, Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfReceptivenessAcceptance, Of Jesus ChristInferiorityWelcoming ChristWelcoming BelieversIn The Name Of ChristGreatness Of DisciplesThe One Who Sent Christ

and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforeA Place Prepared

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofMissionaries, Call OfCompanionshipMissionary Work, Examples OfSeventyTwo DisciplesPeople Going BeforeSeventiesChrist SendingMissionariesDiscipleshipgroups

And He was saying to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Verse ConceptsBinding cornHarvestMissionaries, Task OfOpportunities, And SalvationMissionary WorkFruitful LabourReapingReapersFew In The KingdomWorkers

Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

Verse ConceptsLambsWolvesChrist Sending

The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfGod, Unity OfLast JudgmentListeningEquality With GodRejecting PeopleAcceptance, Of Jesus ChristThe One Who Sent ChristRejection

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute,

Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfGod Sends ProphetsKilling Will HappenPersecution

I say to you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last cent.”

Verse ConceptsSettling Accounts

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it!

Verse ConceptsGod, Feminine Descriptions OfAffection, ExpressingBeing Earnest For IsraelMale And FemaleMercy, Of Jesus ChristMothers, As A SymbolProphets, Lives OfSensitivityWingsChickensGathered By GodDuplicating WordsWings Of BirdsKilling ProphetsPeople Unwilling

But they kept silent. And He took hold of him and healed him, and sent him away.

Verse ConceptsTaking By The HandIndividuals Being SilentThose Jesus Healed

and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’

Verse ConceptsPreparing Foodeverything

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Verse ConceptsSwineFeeding AnimalsPigs

And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

Verse ConceptsFat AnimalsKilling Domesticated AnimalsEating Cattle

And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’

Verse ConceptsLimitednessTongueDrinking WaterFire Of HellFingers Of PeoplePeople Showing Mercylazarus

And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—

Verse ConceptsBeggarslazarus

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

Verse ConceptsenvoyHatredSelf WillHating GodUnsuitable RuleCitizens

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesDisciples' Movements

So those who were sent went away and found it just as He had told them.

Verse ConceptsFinding Things

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsEmpty Handed

And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsEmpty Handed

And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Son Of GodLove Between Father And SonRespect For Peoplereverence

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristHuman Authority, Nature OfSnares Laid For ChristWatching To EntrapHanding Over ChristSpyingPretendingBeware Of Your Speech

And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

Verse Conceptscatsprepping

And He said to them, When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.”

Verse ConceptsPursesSandalsShortagesChrist SendingGod ProvidingNot EquippedMoney Boxluck

And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

Verse ConceptsTetrarchHuman Authority, Nature Ofassertiveness

And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

Verse ConceptsClothingMockeryRidicule, Objects OfSoldiersPersecution Of ChristFine ClothesMocking ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristFunassertiveness

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

Verse ConceptsNamed Gentile RulersDeath Penalty For HeresyDeserving Death