and he will send Jesus, your destined Christ.

It was to you that God first sent his servant after he had raised him from the dead, to bless you by making every one of you turn from his wickedness."

And they obeyed, and about daybreak went into the Temple and began to teach. The high priest and his party came over and called together the council and indeed the whole senate of the Israelites, and sent to the prison to have the apostles brought in.

But Jacob heard that there was food in Egypt, and he sent our forefathers on their first visit there.

Then Joseph sent and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all,

The Moses whom they had refused, saying to him, 'Who made you our ruler and judge?' God sent both to rule and to deliver them, with the help of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.

When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

Ananias set out and went to the house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said to him, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

When the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him away to Tarsus.

As Joppa was near Lydda, the disciples heard that Peter was there, and they sent two men to him, urging him to come over without delay.

Now send men to Joppa, for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter.

and after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.

While Peter was still wondering what the vision he had had could mean, the men whom Cornelius had sent had asked the way to Simon's house and reached the door,

Get up and go down, and go with them without any hesitation, for I have sent them."

They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."

That was why, when I was sent for, I came without any hesitation. And now I want to ask why you sent for me."

So send to Joppa and invite Simon who is called Peter to come here. He is staying at the house of a tanner named Simon, close to the sea.'

So I sent for you immediately, and you have very kindly come. Now we are all here in God's presence, to hear everything that the Lord has instructed you to say."

He has sent his message to Israel's descendants, and made the good news of peace known to them through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of us all.

Just at that moment three men, who had been sent from Caesarea to find me, reached the house where we were staying,

Then he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa for a man named Simon who is also called Peter,

The news about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas all the way to Antioch.

The disciples determined to make up a contribution, each according to his ability, and send it to the brothers who lived in Judea,

Then Peter came to himself, and he said, "Now I am certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the power of Herod and all that the Jewish people were expecting."

Being sent out in this way by the holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

He was attached to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked them to let him hear God's message.

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue authorities sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any appeal to make to the people, proceed."

Brothers! Descendants of the house of Abraham, and those others among you who reverence God! It is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

Then the apostles and elders with the whole church resolved to select representatives and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They were Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

They were the bearers of this letter: "The apostles and the brothers who are elders send greeting to the brothers of heathen birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

we have unanimously resolved to select representatives and send them to you with our dear brothers Barnabas and Paul,

So we send Judas and Silas to you, to give you this same message by word of mouth.

After they had stayed some time, the brothers let them go, with a greeting to those who had sent them.

In the morning the magistrates sent policemen with instructions to let the men go.

The jailer reported this message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent orders that you are to be released. So you can take your leave and go unmolested."

The brothers sent Paul and Silas away immediately, in the course of the following night, to Berea. On arriving there they went to the Jewish synagogue.

Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off to the coast, while Silas and Timothy stayed behind.

He sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed on for a while in Asia.

Some of the religious authorities also, who were friends of his, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

When the confusion was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he bade them goodbye and started for Macedonia.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

But he said to me, 'Go! I will send you far away to the heathen.' "

So the colonel sent the youth away, directing him not to tell anyone that he had given him this information.

Some days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and sent for Paul and heard what he had to say about faith in Christ Jesus.

But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."

At the same time he hoped to get money from Paul, and for that reason he used to send for him very often and talk with him.

But Paul appealed to have his case reserved for his Majesty's decision, and I have ordered him kept in custody until I can send him to the emperor."

I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved death, but as he appealed to his Majesty I decided to send him to him.

For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner on, without stating the charges against him."

I will save you from your people and from the heathen, to whom I will send you

"Understand then that this message of God's salvation has been sent to the heathen. They will listen to it!"