'Sent' in the Bible

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;

“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.

After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.

Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.

But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.

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

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.

And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

“Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me.”

As they *approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He *sent two of His disciples,

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

And He *sent two of His disciples and *said to them, “Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.][And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]

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.

There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

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

Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

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

But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.

Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.

So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He 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 muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him.

Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”

I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.”

And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”