Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, From where did thou come, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere.
New American Standard Bible
But he went in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “
King James Version
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
Holman Bible
Gehazi came and stood by his master. “Where did you go, Gehazi?” Elisha asked him.
“Your servant didn’t go anywhere,” he replied.
International Standard Version
Later he went to address his master. Elisha asked him, "Where did you go, Gehazi?" "Your servant went nowhere in particular," he said.
American Standard Version
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
Amplified
Then he went in and stood before his master. Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
Bible in Basic English
Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.
Darby Translation
And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
Julia Smith Translation
And he came in, and he will stand by his lord: and Elisha will say to him, From whence, Gehazi? And he will say, Thy servant wait not hence and thence.
King James 2000
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, From where come you, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When he went and stood by his master, Elisha asked him, "From where have you come, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant has not gone {anywhere}."
Modern King James verseion
And he went in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant did not go here or there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he went and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, "Whence cometh Gehazi?" And he said, "Thy servant went no whither."
NET Bible
When he came and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" He answered, "Your servant hasn't been anywhere."
New Heart English Bible
But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you come from, Gehazi?" He said, "Your servant went nowhere."
The Emphasized Bible
Now, when, he, came in and stood before his lord, Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, - Thy servant hath been neither hither nor thither.
Webster
But he went in, and stood before his master: and Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou Gehazi? and he said, Thy servant went no whither.
World English Bible
But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you come from, Gehazi?" He said, "Your servant went nowhere."
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath come in, and doth stand by his lord, and Elisha saith unto him, 'Whence -- Gehazi?' and he saith, 'Thy servant went not hither or thither.'
Themes
Covetousness » Leads to » Lying
Covetousness » Instances of » Gehazi, in taking a gift from naaman
Gehazi » Covetousness of, and the judgment of leprosy upon
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Servant » Wicked and unfaithful » Gehazi
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 5:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha's Greedy Servant Gehazi
24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, From where did thou come, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere. 26 And he said to him, Did not my heart go [with thee] when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and m
Cross References
2 Kings 5:22
And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of r
Genesis 3:8-9
And they heard the voice of LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 4:9
And LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, from where have thou come? And where are thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
2 Kings 20:14
Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and from where did they come to thee? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.
Proverbs 30:20
So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people. And they hear thy words, but do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
Matthew 26:15-16
he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.
Matthew 26:21
And as they were eating, he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me.
John 13:2
And supper having occurred, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he would betray him,
John 13:26-30
Jesus replies, He is that man to whom I, having dipped the morsel, will give. And when he dipped the morsel, he gives it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Acts 5:3-4
But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?