Acts 9:41
And having given her [his] hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
42And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
Job 29:13The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Mark 1:31And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.
Luke 7:15And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
Acts 6:1But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
Matthew Henry on Acts 9:37-43
Tabitha Raised to Life. 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. 37 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. 38 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. 39 Then Peter arose and… Read the whole commentary →