9:19
So Jesus: Jesus responded positively to the ruler’s request to go to his house to bring his daughter back to life. In some languages, it may be more natural to indicate that this is a response to the ruler’s request. For example:
In response Jesus got up
-or-
Jesus agreed. He got up
got up: The verb got up refers to Jesus standing from his position of reclining while eating (9:10). For example:
rose (English Standard Version)
-or-
stood
and went with him: Here the verb went with is used in its literal sense. It indicates that Jesus allowed the ruler to lead the way to his house. Jesus followed the ruler to his house. Here this verb does not imply that Jesus became his disciple.
Here are some other ways to translate this verb:
and followed him (English Standard Version)
-or-
and accompanied him
While Jesus and his disciples were on their way to the ruler’s house, a woman (9:20–22) interrupted his journey in order to get healed. So they do not complete their journey to the house of the ruler until 9:23. In some languages, it may be necessary to indicate that Jesus only began his journey. For example:
began going with him
-or-
started following him ⌊to his house⌋
along with His disciples: This phrase indicates that Jesus’ disciples also “got up” and “went with” the ruler. The information about the disciples is after the actions of Jesus. This is perhaps to show that it was Jesus who made the decision to go with the ruler.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
and his disciples did likewise
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and his disciples also went with him
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Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him (NET Bible)
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