'Sent' in the Bible

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.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

“He has filled the hungry with good things;And sent away the rich empty-handed.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,And recovery of sight to the blind,To set free those who are oppressed,

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.

But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

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

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;

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

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

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?’”

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

And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.

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.”

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

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.

“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.”

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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.

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.

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