Acts 9:37

Acts 9:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
• New International Version (NIV)About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

Context of Acts 9:37

35And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. 36Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which when translated means Dorcas); this woman was excelling in acts of kindness and charity which she did habitually. But it happened at that time 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, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay in coming to us.” 39So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the room upstairs; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

Acts 9:37 word by word

ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν· λούσαντες δὲ ἔθηκαν αὐτὴν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ.Read the interlinear

• But it happenedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• at that timeἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• that she becameἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• and diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• and when they had washedλούωlouō · to washG3068
• they laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• upstairsὑπερῷονhuperōon · upper roomG5253

Cross-references for Acts 9:37

• John 11:3So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
• Acts 20:8There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together.
• Mark 14:15And he himself will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.”

Commentaries on Acts 9:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37She was sick, and died - Even her holiness and usefulness could not prevent her from sickness and death. Dust thou art, and to dust thou shalt return, is a decree that must be fulfilled, even on the saints; for the body is dead, sentenced to death, because of sin, though the spirit be life because of righteousness. Whom when they had washed - Having the fullest proof that she was dead, they prepared for her interment. In most nations of the world it was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37Whom, when they had washed - Among most people it has been customary to wash the body before it is buried or burned. They prepared her in the usual manner for interment. In an upper chamber - See the notes on Acts 1:13. There is no evidence that they expected that Peter would raise her up to life.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 9:37

• Ablution
• Dead (People)
• Dorcas
• House
• Joppa
• Miracles
• Peter
• Tabitha

In the dictionaries

• Authority
• Confound
• Dorcas
• Forthwith
• Funeral
• Joppa
• Kick
• Peter
• Tabitha
• Acts of the Apostles

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