Acts 9:41

Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

In Context

40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:23Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.

Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Mark 1:31So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

Luke 7:15And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Acts 6:1In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

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 →

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