"I am Gabriel," the angel answered, "who stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to bring Good News to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, To set the oppressed at liberty,

And yet it was not to one of them that Elijah was sent, but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidonia.

Jesus, however, said to them: "I must take the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other town also, for that was why I was sent."

Then, looking round at them all, he said to the man: "Stretch out your hand." The man did so; and his hand had become sound.

And, hearing about Jesus, he sent some Jewish Councillors to him, with the request that he would come and save his slave's life.

So Jesus went with them. But, when he was no great distance from the house, the Captain sent some friends with the message-- "Do not trouble yourself, Sir; for I am unworthy to receive you under my roof.

So he summoned two of them, and sent them to the Master to ask--"Are you 'The Coming One,' or are we to look for some one else?"

When these men found Jesus, they said: "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask--'Are you 'The Coming One,' or are we to look for somebody else?'"

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus to let him be with him; but Jesus sent him away.

He sent them out as his Messengers, to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to work cures.

The day was drawing to a close, when the twelve came up to him, and said: "Send the crowd away, so that they may make their way to the villages and farms round about, and find themselves lodgings and provisions, for we are in a lonely spot here."

And then said to them: "Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and any one who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger. For whoever is lowliest among you all--that man is great."

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.

"The harvest," he said, "is abundant, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray to the Owner of the harvest to send laborers to gather in his harvest.

He who listens to you is listening to me, and he who rejects you is rejecting me; while he who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his Messenger."

That is why the Wisdom of God said--"I will send to them Prophets and Apostles,

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! she who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen takes her brood under her wings, and you would not come!

They remained silent. Jesus took hold of the man and cured him, and sent him away.

And sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.

'Your brother has come back,' the servant told him, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.'

So he called out 'Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.'

'Then, Father,' he said, 'I beg you to send Lazarus to my father's house--

But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say 'We will not have this man as our King.'

It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.

So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.

At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him a share of the produce of the vineyard. The tenants, however, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

The owner afterwards sent another servant; but the tenants beat and insulted this man too, and sent him away empty-handed.

He sent a third; but they wounded this man also, and threw him outside.

'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.'

Having watched their opportunity, they afterwards sent some spies, who pretended to be good men, to catch Jesus in the course of conversation, and so enable them to give him up to the Governor's jurisdiction and authority.

Jesus sent forward Peter and John, saying to them: "Go and make preparations for our eating the Passover."

Then he said to them all: "When I sent you out as my Messengers, without either purse, or bag, or sandals, were you in need of anything?" "No; nothing," they answered.

And, having satisfied himself that Jesus came under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who also was at Jerusalem at the time.

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.

Nor did Herod either; for he has sent him back to us. And, as a fact, he has not done anything deserving death;

And now I am myself about to send upon you that which my Father has promised. But you must remain in the city until you have been invested with power from above."