For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

So then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers.

The churches in the province of Asia send greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, with the church that meets in their house.

All the brothers and sisters send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

I, Paul, send this greeting with my own hand.

For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?

But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls "Abba! Father!"

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

For even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent something for my need.

For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent -- a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.

Give greetings to all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me here send greetings.

I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

I have sent him (who is my very heart) back to you.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.

And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven -- things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.

In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."

Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Then the angel said to me, "These words are reliable and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon."

"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!"