Acts 9:38

Acts 9:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
• New International Version (NIV)Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, "Please come to us without delay."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

Context of Acts 9:38

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. 37But 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. Since 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. 40But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

Acts 9:38 word by word

ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδας τῇ Ἰόππῃ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀπέστειλαν δύο ἄνδρας πρὸς αὐτὸν παρακαλοῦντες· μὴ ὀκνήσῃς διελθεῖν ἕως ἡμῶν.Read the interlinear

• Since LyddaΛύδδαLudda · LyddaG3069
• was nearἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
• JoppaἸόππηIoppē · JoppaG2445
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• having heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• that PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• was thereἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• was thereαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• to him, urgingπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• him, “Do not delayὀκνέωokneō · to delayG3635
• in comingδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330

Cross-references for Acts 9:38

• Acts 9:32Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he also came down to the saints who lived at Lydda.
• 2 Kings 4:28Then she said, “Did I ask for a son from my lord? Did I not say, ‘Do not give me false hope’?”

Commentaries on Acts 9:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Sent unto him - desiring - that he would not delay to come - Tabitha died at Joppa, and Peter was at Lydda, about four leagues distant. But why did they send for Peter? We cannot tell. It is not likely that they had any expectation that he should raise her from the dead; for none of the apostles had as yet raised any; and if God did not choose to restore Stephen to life, this favor could not be reasonably expected in behalf of inferior persons. However…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Was neigh to Joppa - See the notes on Acts 9:32. They sent unto him … - Why they sent is not affirmed. It is probable that they desired his presence to comfort and sustain them in their affliction. It is certainly possible that they expected he would restore her to life; but as this is not mentioned; as the apostles had as yet raised up no one from the dead; as even Stephen had not been restored to life, we have no authority for assuming, or supposing…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 9:38

• Dead (People)
• Dorcas
• Joppa
• Lod
• Miracles
• Peter
• Tabitha

In the dictionaries

• Joppa
• Peter
• Joppa, or Japho
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Authority
• Confound
• Dorcas
• Forthwith
• Kick
• Lydda

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