Acts 9:39

Acts 9:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Context of Acts 9:39

37During that time it happened that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upstairs room. 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Come to us without delay.” So Peter got up [at once] and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upstairs room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing [him] all the tunics and robes that Dorcas used to make while she was with them. 40But Peter sent them all out [of the room] and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise!” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41And he gave her his hand and helped her up; and then he called in the saints (God’s people) and the widows, and he presented her [to them] alive.

Acts 9:39 word by word

ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς· ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετ᾽ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and wentσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whenὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he was comeπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• they brought himἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the upper chamberὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the upper chamberὑπερῷονhuperōon · upper roomG5253
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the widowsχήραchēra · widowG5503
• stood byπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• weepingκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• shewingἐπιδείκνυμιepideiknumi · to show/proveG1925
• the coatsχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509
• garmentsἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• whichὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• DorcasΔορκάςDorkas · DorcasG1393
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• while she wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Acts 9:39

• Acts 9:41And he gave her his hand and helped her up; and then he called in the saints (God’s people) and the widows, and he presented her [to them] alive.
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].
• 2 Samuel 1:24O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
• Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing, But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life].
• Acts 9:36Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, (which translated into Greek means Dorcas). She was rich in acts of kindness and charity which she continually did.
• Acts 20:35In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed [and brings greater joy] to give than to receive.’ ”
• Job 31:19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor person without covering,
• Proverbs 31:30Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.
• Matthew 25:36I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me [with help and ministering care]; I was in prison, and you came to Me [ignoring personal danger].’
• Matthew 26:11For you always have the poor with you; but you will not always have Me.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
• John 12:8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness [to give] is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
• Ephesians 4:28The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith, and your service motivated by love and unwavering hope in [the return of] our Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Acts 9:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Showing the coats and garments - ̔, the outer and inner garments. These, it appears, she had made for the poor, and more particularly for poor widows, in whose behalf she had incessantly labored.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Then Peter arose - See the notes on Luke 15:18. And all the widows - Whom Dorcas had benefited by her kindness. They had lost a benefactress; and it was natural that they should recall her kindness, and express their gratitude, by enumerating the proofs of her beneficence. Each one would therefore naturally dwell on the kindness which had been shown to herself.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-43Verses 36-43 Many are full of good words, who are empty and barren in good works; but Tabitha was a great doer, no great talker. Christians who have not property to give in charity, may yet be able to do acts of charity, working with their hands, or walking with their feet, for the good of others. Those are certainly best praised whose own works praise them, whether the words of others do so or not. But such are ungrateful indeed, who have kindness shown…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-43These verses describe Peter’s traveling ministry in Judea, especially in towns along the seacoast. As he traveled, God gave him power to do miracles. Peter healed a man named Aeneas and raised a woman named Dorcas from the dead. Jesus had promised that his disciples would do such works (John 14:12). Luke often tells stories in pairs. For example, he tells of a man being healed and then a woman being healed (see Luke 13:10–17; 14:1–6). In this passage…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-3936-39. at Joppa--the modern Jaffa, on the Mediterranean, a very ancient city of the Philistines, afterwards and still the seaport of Jerusalem, from which it lies distant forty-five miles to the northwest. Tabitha ... Dorcas--the Syro-Chaldaic and Greek names for an antelope or gazelle, which, from its loveliness, was frequently employed as a proper name for women [Meyer, Olshausen]. Doubtless the interpretation, as here given, is but an echo of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:39

• Dead (People)
• Dorcas
• Dress
• Joppa
• Miracles
• Peter
• Tabitha
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Authority
• Confound
• Dorcas
• Dress
• Forthwith
• Joppa
• Kick
• Tabitha

Commentaries on Acts 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings