'Sent' in the Bible

And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered [and] took her hand, and the girl got up.

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, "Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,

"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.

Now [when] John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent [word] by his disciples

And he sent [orders] [and] had John beheaded in the prison,

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So [when] evening came, he was there alone.

And [when] the men of that place recognized him, they sent [word] into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those {who were sick}.

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

And [after] coming to an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the tenant farmers to collect his fruit.

Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first [ones], and they did the same [thing] to them.

So finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened [cattle] have been slaughtered, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding celebration!" '

And the king was angry and sent his troops [and] destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together {the way} a hen gathers her young together under [her] wings, and you were not willing!

And [while] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent [a message] to him, saying, "{Have nothing to do with that righteous man}, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.")

And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.

And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent [word] to him to summon him.

And they began laughing at him. But he sent [them] all out [and] took along the father and mother of the child, and those [who were] with him, and went in to where the child was.

For Herod himself had sent [and] arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

And immediately the king sent an executioner [and] ordered [him] to bring his head. And he went [and] beheaded him in the prison.

Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect [some] of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.

And they seized him [and] beat [him] and sent [him] away empty-handed.

And again he sent to them another slave, and that one they struck on the head and dishonored.

And he sent another, and that one they killed. And [he sent] many others, [some] of whom they beat and [some] of whom they killed.

He had one more, a beloved son. Last [of all] he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.

And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,

And the angel answered [and] said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee {named} Nazareth,

He has filled those who are hungry with good [things], and those who are rich he has sent away empty-handed.

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath [in the region] of Sidon, to a woman [who was] a widow.

But he said to them, "It is necessary [for] me to proclaim the good news [of] the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this [purpose].

So [when he] heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come [and] cure his slave.

So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.

And [when they] returned to the house, those who had been sent found the slave healthy.

sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

And the man from who the demons had gone out was begging him to stay with him, but he sent him away, saying,

and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all--this one is great."

And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.

And after these [things], the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before {him} into every town and place where he was about to go.

The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me. But the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together {the way} a hen [gathers] her own brood under [her] wings, and you were not willing!

But they remained silent. And he took hold of [him] [and] healed him, and sent [him] away.

And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!'

And he went [and] hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'

And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill called [the Mount] of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

So those who were sent went [and] found [it] just as he had told them.

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

And he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, [and] sent [him] away empty-handed.

And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.

And he 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 a money bag and a traveler's bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, [did you]?" And they said, "Nothing."

And [when he] found out that he was from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him over to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.

And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and [after] mocking [him] [and] dressing [him] [in] glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

But neither [did] Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death {has been done} by him.

A man came, sent from God, {whose name was} John.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, "Who are you?"

Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, '[The one] upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him--this one is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

You yourselves testify about me that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.'

For [the one] whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure.

Jesus said to them, "My food is that I do the will of the one who sent me and complete his work.

I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have worked, and you have entered into their work."

in order that all [people] will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

Truly, truly I say to you that the one who hears my word and who believes the one who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my [own] will, but the will of the one who sent me.

You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.

"But I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them--the very works which I am doing--[these] testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.

And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe.

Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in [the one] whom that one sent."

because I have come down from heaven not that I should do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.

Now this is the will of the one who sent me: that everyone whom he has given me, I would not lose [any] of them, but raise them up on the last day.

No one is able to come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, [so] also the one who eats me--that one will live because of me.

So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not mine, but [is] from the one who sent me.

The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him--this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Then Jesus cried out in the temple [courts], teaching and saying, "You both know me and you know where I am from! And I have not come from myself, but the one who sent me is true, whom you do not know.

I know him, because I am from him and he sent me."

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these [things] about him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers in order {to take him into custody }.

Then Jesus said, "Yet a little time I am with you, and I am going to the one who sent me.

But even if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.

I am the one who testifies concerning myself, and the Father who sent me testifies concerning me."