Acts 9:39
And Peter, arising, went with them,—whom, when he arrived, they brought up into the upper room; and there stood by him all the widows, weeping, and showing the tunics and mantles—whatsoever things Dorcas was making while she was with them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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2 Samuel 1:24Ye daughters of Israel! For Saul, weep ye,—who clothed you in crimson, [decked] with lovely things, who hung ornaments of gold on your apparel!
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.
Matthew 25:36Naked, and ye clothed me, sick, and ye visited me, in prison, was I, and ye came unto me.
Mark 14:8What she had, she used,—She took it beforehand to anoint my body for the burial;
John 12:8For, the destitute, always, have ye with you, whereas, me, not always, have ye.
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 →