en_tw/bible/other/send.md

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send, send out, sent

Definition:

To "send" is to cause someone or something to go somewhere. To "send out" someone is to tell that person to go on an errand or a mission.

  • Often a person who is "sent out" has been appointed to do a specific task.
  • Phrases like "send rain" or "send disaster" mean "to cause…to come." This type of expression is usually used in reference to God causing these things to happen.
  • The term "send" is also used in expressions such as to "send word" or to "send a message," which means to give someone a message to tell someone else.
  • To "send" someone "with" something can mean to "give" that thing "to" someone else, usually moving it some distance in order for the person to receive it.
  • Jesus frequently used the phrase "the one who sent me" to refer to God the Father, who "sent" him to earth to redeem and save people. This could also be translated as "the one who commis

(See also: appoint, redeem)

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