In John 20:21, Jesus repeats the 'as the Father sent me, I send you' — directly echoing the sending commission in John 17:18.

John 7:29 states Jesus was sent by the Father, grounding the sending language in John 17:18 — the same sending that is now extended to the disciples.

John 10:36 repeats that the Father set Jesus apart and sent him into the world — reinforcing the divine origin of the sending Jesus passes on.

2 Corinthians 5:20 calls believers Christ's ambassadors, making explicit the representative role implied when Jesus sends his disciples into the world.

Deuteronomy 18:18 promises a prophet like Moses whom God will send — Jesus fulfills that, and then sends his disciples in continuity.

Isaiah 61:1-3 describes the anointed one's mission to preach and bind up — the same mission Jesus was sent on and now entrusts to his disciples.

In Matthew 23:34, Jesus sends prophets and wise men, yet they face persecution — revealing that the sending here likewise entails opposition.