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

37About this time she became ill and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. 38But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!” So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, 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 9:41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
• Acts 8:2(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
• 2 Samuel 1:24O women of Israel, weep for Saul, for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing, in garments decorated with gold.
• Proverbs 10:7We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.
• Acts 9:36There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.
• Acts 20:35And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Job 31:19Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes and the needy with nothing to wear,
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.
• Matthew 25:36I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
• Matthew 26:11You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
• John 12:8You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:12Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
• Ephesians 4:28If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because 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
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• Dorcas
• Dress
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• Joppa
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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