2 Kings 4:24

4:24 She saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Lead on. ¹  Do not stop unless I say so.” ² 

2 Kings 4:26

4:26 Now, run to meet her and ask her, ‘Are you well? Are your husband and the boy well?’” She told Gehazi, ³  “Everything’s fine.”

John 11:3

11:3 So the sisters sent a message ⁴  to Jesus, ⁵  “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

Acts 9:38

9:38 Because Lydda ⁶  was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Come to us without delay.” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “lead [the donkey on] and go.”

² tn Heb “do not restrain for me the riding unless I say to you.”

³ tn Heb “she said.” The narrator streamlines the story at this point, omitting any reference to Gehazi running to meet her and asking her the questions.

⁴ tn The phrase “a message” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from context.

⁵ tn Grk “to him, saying”; the referent (Jesus) is specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa.

⁷ tn Grk “Do not delay to come to us.” It is somewhat smoother to say in English, “Come to us without delay.”