Discovery BoxActs 9:38 
Context9:38 Because Lydda 1 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.” 2
Acts 25:3
Context25:3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, 3 they urged Festus 4 to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush 5 to kill him along the way.
1 sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa.
2 tn Grk “Do not delay to come to us.” It is somewhat smoother to say in English, “Come to us without delay.”
3 tn Grk “Requesting a favor against him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation, the understood direct object of “requesting” has been supplied, and the phrase “to do them” supplied for clarity.
4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Festus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The words “they urged him” are in v. 2 in the Greek text.
5 sn Planning an ambush. The Jewish leadership had not forgotten the original plan of several years ago (see 23:16). They did not trust the Roman legal process, but preferred to take matters into their own hands.
