Acts 9:36
Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated as “Dorcas.” This woman was full of good works and merciful deeds that she did for the poor.
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35So everyone who lived in Lydda and in Sharon saw the man and they turned to the Lord.
Cross References
Joshua 19:46Me Jarkon, and Rakkon along with the territory across from Joppa.
Ezra 3:7So they gave silver to the stoneworkers and craftsmen, and they gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar trees by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized for them by Cyrus, king of Persia.
Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag; 1 look, he is standing behind our wall, 1 gazing through the window, 1 peering through the lattice. 1
Song of Solomon 8:14Hurry, my beloved, 1 and be like a gazelle or a young stag 1 on the mountains of spices.
Matthew 25:17Likewise the one who had received two talents made another two.
John 15:8My Father is glorified in this, that you bear much fruit and so prove that you are my disciples.
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 →