Acts 9:36

And in Joppe there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

35And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him: who were converted to the Lord.

37And 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.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:46And Mejarcon and Arecon, with the border that looketh towards Joppe,

Ezra 3:7And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them.

Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold he standeth behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.

Song of Solomon 8:14Flee away, O my beloved, and be like to the roe, and to the young hart upon the mountains of aromatical spices.

Matthew 25:17And in like manner he that had received the two, gained other two.

John 15:8dummy verses inserted by amos

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:33-36

The Cure of Æneas. 32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. 34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. Here we have, I. The visit Peter made to the churches that were newly planted… Read the whole commentary →

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