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

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. 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.” So 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. 41And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her 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

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• gotἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and wentσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• with them. When he arrivedπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• they broughtἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• roomὑπερῷονhuperōon · upper roomG5253
• and allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• widowsχήραchēra · widowG5503
• stoodπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• him, weepingκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• and showingἐπιδείκνυμιepideiknumi · to show/proveG1925
• allὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• tunicsχιτώνchitōn · tunicG5509
• and garmentsἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• DorcasΔορκάςDorkas · DorcasG1393
• used to makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Acts 9:39

• Acts 9:41And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him.
• 2 Samuel 1:24Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet, with jewelry, Who put gold jewelry on your apparel.
• Proverbs 10:7The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed the rest of mankind do, who have no hope.
• Acts 9:36Now 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.
• Acts 20:35In everything I showed you 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 to give than to receive.’”
• Job 31:19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
• Matthew 25:36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’
• Matthew 26:11For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
• John 12:8For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
• Ephesians 4:28The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather he must labor, producing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

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

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• 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