Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sent' occurs 905 times in the standard works.

241 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sent' in the standard works and contain 26.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 107 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 10:2-7 (7 in 6 verses)

Mark 12:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 20:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 19:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 47:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 3:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 14:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 25:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Neh. 6:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 23:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 19:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 16:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

John 5:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

John 6:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 32:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 6:32 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 24:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:40 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 10:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:34 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:30 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:27-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 39:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 43:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


John 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.




John 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 16:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 59:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 50:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 489 122 611
NT 196 70 266
Matt. 23 3 26
Mark 16 0 16
Luke 34 7 41
John 57 1 58
Acts 36 11 47
Rom. 1 7 8
1 Cor. 2 8 10
2 Cor. 5 17 22
Gal. 2 3 5
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 3 2 5
Col. 1 3 4
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 0 1 1
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 2 3
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 0 1 1
1 Jn. 3 0 3
Jude 0 1 1
Rev. 4 0 4
BM 149 47 196
DC 61 52 113
PGP 10 7 17
TOTAL 905 298 1203

John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:19
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

John 1:22
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

John 1:24
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

John 1:33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

John 3:34
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

John 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

John 4:38
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

John 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

John 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

John 5:37
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

John 5:38
And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

John 6:39
And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

John 6:40
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

John 7:16
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

John 7:18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

John 7:28
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

John 7:29
But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

John 7:32
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

John 7:33
Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

John 8:16
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

John 8:18
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

John 8:26
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.

John 8:29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

John 8:42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

John 9:7
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

John 10:36
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

John 11:3
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

John 11:42
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

John 12:44
Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

John 12:45
And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

John 12:49
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

John 13:16
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

John 13:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 14:24
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

John 14:25
These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

John 15:21
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

John 16:5
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 17:18
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

John 17:21
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

John 17:23
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

John 17:25
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

John 18:24
Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

John 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.