Verb apostellō (to send) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)

Matthew

2: 16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent (apostellō) and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.
8: 31The demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send (apostellō) us into the herd of swine."
10: 5These twelve Jesus sent (apostellō) out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,
10: 16"See, I am sending (apostellō) you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
10: 40"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent (apostellō) me.
11: 10This is the one about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending (apostellō) my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'
13: 41The Son of Man will send (apostellō) his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
14: 35After the people of that place recognized him, they sent (apostellō) word throughout the region and brought all who were sick to him,
15: 24He answered, "I was sent (apostellō) only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
20: 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent (apostellō) them into his vineyard.
21: 1When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent (apostellō) two disciples,
21: 3If anyone says anything to you, just say this, 'The Lord needs them.' And he will send (apostellō) them immediately."
21: 34When the harvest time had come, he sent (apostellō) his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce.
21: 36Again he sent (apostellō) other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way.
21: 37Finally he sent (apostellō) his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
22: 3He sent (apostellō) his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come.
22: 4Again he sent (apostellō) other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.'
22: 16So they sent (apostellō) their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality.
23: 34Therefore I send (apostellō) you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
23: 37"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent (apostellō) to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
24: 31And he will send (apostellō) out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
27: 19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent (apostellō) word to him, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him."

Mark

1: 2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending (apostellō) my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;
3: 14And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent (apostellō) out to proclaim the message,
3: 31Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent (apostellō) to him and called him.
4: 29But when the grain is ripe, at once he sends (apostellō) his sickle, because the harvest has come."
5: 10He begged him earnestly not to send (apostellō) them out of the country.
6: 7He called the twelve and began to send (apostellō) them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.
6: 17For Herod himself had sent (apostellō) men who arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.
6: 27Immediately the king sent (apostellō) a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,
8: 26Then he sent (apostellō) him away to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."
9: 37"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent (apostellō) me."
11: 1When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent (apostellō) two of his disciples
11: 3If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it and will send (apostellō) it back here immediately.'"
12: 2When the season came, he sent (apostellō) a slave to the tenants to collect from them his share of the produce of the vineyard.
12: 3But they seized him, and beat him, and sent (apostellō) him away empty-handed.
12: 4And again he sent (apostellō) another slave to them; this one they beat over the head and insulted.
12: 5Then he sent (apostellō) another, and that one they killed. And so it was with many others; some they beat, and others they killed.
12: 6He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent (apostellō) him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
12: 13Then they sent (apostellō) to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said.
13: 27Then he will send (apostellō) out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
14: 13So he sent (apostellō) two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him,

Luke

1: 19The angel replied, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent (apostellō) to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
1: 26In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent (apostellō) by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
4: 18"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent (apostellō) me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send (apostellō) the oppressed to freedom,
4: 43But he said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent (apostellō) for this purpose."
7: 3When he heard about Jesus, he sent (apostellō) some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.
7: 20When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent (apostellō) us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?'"
7: 27This is the one about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending (apostellō) my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'
9: 2and he sent (apostellō) them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
9: 48and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent (apostellō) me; for the least among all of you is the greatest."
9: 52And he sent (apostellō) messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;
10: 1After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent (apostellō) them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.
10: 3Go on your way. See, I am sending (apostellō) you out like lambs into the midst of wolves.
10: 16"Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent (apostellō) me."
11: 49Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send (apostellō) them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'
13: 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent (apostellō) to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
14: 17At the time for the dinner he sent (apostellō) his slave to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for everything is ready now.'
14: 32If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends (apostellō) a delegation and asks for the terms of peace.
19: 14But the citizens of his country hated him and sent (apostellō) a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'
19: 29When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent (apostellō) two of the disciples,
19: 32So those who were sent (apostellō) departed and found it as he had told them.
20: 10When the season came, he sent (apostellō) a slave to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and send him away empty-handed.
20: 20So they watched him and sent (apostellō) spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
22: 8So Jesus sent (apostellō) Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover meal for us that we may eat it."
22: 35He said to them, "When I sent (apostellō) you out without a purse, bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "No, not a thing."
24: 49And see, I am sending (apostellō) upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high

John

1: 6There was a man sent (apostellō) from God, whose name was John.
1: 19This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent (apostellō) priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
1: 24Now they had been sent (apostellō) from the Pharisees.
3: 17"Indeed, God did not send (apostellō) the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
3: 28You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent (apostellō) ahead of him.'
3: 34He whom God has sent (apostellō) speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
4: 38I sent (apostellō) you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."
5: 33You sent (apostellō) messengers to John, and he testified to the truth.
5: 36But I have a testimony greater than John's. The works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent (apostellō) me.
5: 38and you do not have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he has sent (apostellō).
6: 29Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent (apostellō)."
6: 57Just as the living Father sent (apostellō) me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.
7: 29I know him, because I am from him, and he sent (apostellō) me."
7: 32The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering such things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent (apostellō) temple police to arrest him.
8: 42Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now I am here. I did not come on my own, but he sent (apostellō) me.
9: 7saying to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent (apostellō)). Then he went and washed and came back able to see.
10: 36can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent (apostellō) into the world is blaspheming because I said, 'I am God's Son'?
11: 3So the sisters sent (apostellō) a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill."
11: 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent (apostellō) me."
17: 3And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (apostellō).
17: 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent (apostellō) me.
17: 18As you have sent (apostellō) me into the world, so I have sent (apostellō) them into the world.
17: 21that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent (apostellō) me.
17: 23I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent (apostellō) me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
17: 25"Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent (apostellō) me.
18: 24Then Annas sent (apostellō) him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
20: 21Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent (apostellō) me, so I commission you."

Acts

3: 20so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send (apostellō) the Messiah appointed for you, that is, Jesus,
3: 26When God raised up his servant, he sent (apostellō) him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."
5: 21When they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and went on with their teaching. When the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council and the whole body of the elders of Israel, and sent (apostellō) to the prison to have them brought.
7: 14Then Joseph sent (apostellō) and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five in all;
7: 34I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send (apostellō) you to Egypt.
7: 35"It was this Moses whom they rejected when they said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' and whom God now sent (apostellō) as both ruler and liberator through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
8: 14Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent (apostellō) Peter and John to them.
9: 17So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent (apostellō) me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
9: 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent (apostellō) two men to him with the request, "Please come to us without delay."
10: 8and after telling them everything, he sent (apostellō) them to Joppa.
10: 17Now while Peter was greatly puzzled about what to make of the vision that he had seen, suddenly the men sent (apostellō) by Cornelius appeared. They were asking for Simon's house and were standing by the gate.
10: 20Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation; for I have sent (apostellō) them."
10: 36You know the message he sent (apostellō) to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ - he is Lord of all.
11: 11At that very moment three men, sent (apostellō) to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were.
11: 13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send (apostellō) to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter;
11: 30this they did, sending (apostellō) it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
13: 15After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent (apostellō) them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it."
15: 27We have therefore sent (apostellō) Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
15: 33After they had been there for some time, they were released in peace by the believers to those who had sent (apostellō) them.
16: 35When morning came, the magistrates sent (apostellō) the police, saying, "Let those men go."
16: 36And the jailer reported the message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates sent (apostellō) word to let you go; therefore come out now and go in peace."
19: 22So he sent (apostellō) two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed for some time longer in Asia.
26: 17I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles - to whom I am sending (apostellō) you
28: 28Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent (apostellō) to the Gentiles; they will listen."

1 John

4: 9God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent (apostellō) his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.
4: 10In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent (apostellō) his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
4: 14And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent (apostellō) his Son as the Savior of the world.

1 Corinthians

1: 17For Christ did not send (apostellō) me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.

2 Corinthians

12: 17Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent (apostellō) to you?

Romans

10: 15And how are they to proclaim him unless they are sent (apostellō)? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"

2 Timothy

4: 12I have sent (apostellō) Tychicus to Ephesus.

Hebrews

1: 14Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent (apostellō) to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

1 Pierre

1: 12It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent (apostellō) from heaven - things into which angels long to look!

Revelation

1: 1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending (apostellō) his angel to his servant John,
5: 6Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent (apostellō) out into all the earth.
22: 6And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent (apostellō) his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."