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

37She became sick and died. Her body was prepared for burial and was laid in an upstairs room. 38Lydda is near the city of Joppa. When the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him. They begged Peter, “Hurry to Joppa! We need your help!” So Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs. All the widows stood around him. They were crying and showing Peter the articles of clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. 40Peter made everyone leave the room. He knelt and prayed. Then he turned toward the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” Tabitha opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up. 41Peter took her hand and helped her stand up. After he called the believers, especially the widows, he presented Tabitha to them. She was 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 9:41Peter took her hand and helped her stand up. After he called the believers, especially the widows, he presented Tabitha to them. She was alive.
• Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.
• 2 Samuel 1:24Daughters of Israel, cry over Saul, who dressed you in decorated, red clothes, who put gold jewelry on your clothes.
• Proverbs 10:7The name of a righteous person remains blessed, but the names of wicked people will rot away.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about those who have died. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope.
• Acts 9:36A disciple named Tabitha lived in the city of Joppa. Her Greek name was Dorcas. She always helped people and gave things to the poor.
• Acts 20:35I have given you an example that by working hard like this we should help the weak. We should remember the words that the Lord Jesus said, ‘Giving gifts is more satisfying than receiving them.’ ”
• Job 31:19If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes or a poor person going naked….
• Proverbs 31:30“Charm is deceptive, and beauty evaporates, ⌞but⌟ a woman who has the fear of the Lord should be praised.
• Matthew 25:36I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
• Matthew 26:11You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you.
• Mark 14:8She did what she could. She came to pour perfume on my body before it is placed in a tomb.
• John 12:8You will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me with you.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:12with whatever contributions you have. Since you are willing to do this, ⌞remember⌟ that people are accepted if they give what they are able to give. God doesn’t ask for what they don’t have.
• Ephesians 4:28Thieves must quit stealing and, instead, they must work hard. They should do something good with their hands so that they’ll have something to share with those in need.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3In the presence of our God and Father, we never forget that your faith is active, your love is working hard, and your confidence in our Lord Jesus Christ is enduring.

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