17 occurrences in 13 translations

'Sending' in the Bible

Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In NtPower, HumanIn The Name Of Christmagic

He supposed his brethren to be aware that by him God was sending them deliverance; this, however, they did not understand.

Verse ConceptsDo You Understand?Individuals Saving OthersNot Understanding God's Thingsdeliverance

"The Moses whom they rejected, asking him, 'Who appointed you magistrate and judge?' --that same Moses we find God sending as a magistrate and a deliverer by the help of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Verse ConceptsBurning bushMoses, Significance OfRejection Of GodIndividuals Saving OthersRejection

And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.

Verse ConceptsAlive, Description OfBelieversPersonal ContactTaking By The HandActual WidowsOthers Summoning

And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

Verse ConceptsWhy Do Others Do This?People Willing

Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being.

Verse ConceptsResurrection Of Christ, Necessary ForChrist's Relationship To GodJesus Christ, Son Of GodGod Raising ChristSecond ThingRaising Children

Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

Verse ConceptsConfirmationLiteracyGiving InformationPowers Of Speech

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us in public without trial, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.”

Verse ConceptsApologizingempiresPersecution, Forms OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRoman CitizensBeating BelieversSpreading StoriesAvoiding SecrecyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesNo JusticeCitizenstrailsjail

So after sending two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

Verse ConceptsStaying PutServing PeoplePeople Sending People

And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

Verse ConceptsSwingingWiping DustGroups ShoutingPeople Abandoning People

Since a plot against the man has been reported to me, I'm sending him to you at once, and I've also ordered his accusers to present their charges against him before you."

Verse ConceptsPeople Accusing People

Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds of

and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfCovetousness, Example OfConversationFinances

for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'

Verse ConceptsPeople Accusing People

Bible Theasaurus

Direct (89 instances)
Sending (233 instances)
Station (86 instances)
Transmit (5 instances)
Transport (32 instances)

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