The information in verses 37 and 38 may be reordered to present the events in the order that they happened, as in the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-events]]) and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge]])
# He did not permit anyone to accompany him except Peter ... James
This double negative emphasizes that Peter and the others were the only ones whom he permitted to accompany him. Alternate translation: "He only permitted Peter ... James to accompany him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
"to come with him." It may be helpful to state where they were going. Alternate translation: "to accompany him to Jairus' house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])