²⁹ Then he said to Gehazi, “^(A)Gird up your loins and ^(B)take my staff in your hand, and go; if you meet anyone, do not ^[a](C)greet him, and if anyone ^[b]greets you, do not answer him; and ^(D)lay my staff on the boy’s face.”

¹⁷ Now, ^(A)gird up your loins and arise and speak to them all which I command you. ^(B)Do not be dismayed before them, lest I dismay you before them.

¹³ Therefore, having ^[a](A)girded your minds for action, ^[b](B)being sober in spirit, fix your ^(C)hope completely on the ^(D)grace ^[c]to be brought to you at ^(E)the revelation of Jesus Christ.