Acts 9:39

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Peter	Πέτρος Petros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
arose	ἀναστὰς anastas	G450	to stand up (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
went	συνῆλθεν sunēlthen	G4905	to convene · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
When	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
come	παραγενόμενον paragenomenon	G3854	to become near · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, accusative singular masculine
him	ἀνήγαγον anēgagon	G321	to lead up · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
chamber	ὑπερῷον, huperōon	G5253	a higher part of the house · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πᾶσαι pasai	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural feminine
widows	χῆραι chērai	G5503	a widow (as lacking a husband) · noun — nominative plural feminine
by	παρέστησαν parestēsan	G3936	to stand beside · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
weeping	κλαίουσαι klaiousai	G2799	to sob · verb — present active participle, nominative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
shewing	ἐπιδεικνύμεναι epideiknumenai	G1925	to exhibit (physically or mentally) · verb — present middle participle, nominative plural feminine
coats	χιτῶνας chitōnas	G5509	a tunic or shirt · noun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
garments	ἱμάτια himatia	G2440	a dress (inner or outer) · noun — accusative plural neuter
which	ὅσα hosa	G3745	as (much · correlative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
Dorcas	Δορκάς. Dorkas	G1393	gazelle · noun — nominative singular feminine, a proper name
made	ἐποίει epoiei	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
was	ὤν ṓn	G5607	being
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural feminine

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Cross-references

Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 31:30-31 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him…
1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and o…
2 Samuel 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
Job 31:19-20 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither…
Matthew 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hith…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:36–end

Here we have another miracle wrought by Peter, for the confirming of the gospel, and which exceeded the former - the raising of Tabitha to life when she had been for some time dead. Here is, I. The life, and death, and character of Tabitha, on whom this miracle was wrought, Act 9:36, Act 9:37. 1. She lived at Joppa, a sea-port town in the tribe of Dan, where Jonah took shipping to go to Tarshish, now called Japho. 2. Her name was Tabitha, a Hebrew name, the Greek for which is Dorcas, both signifying a doe, or hind, or deer, a pleasant creature. Naphtali is compared to a hind let loose, giving goodly words; and the wife to the kind and tender husband is as the loving hind, and as the pleasant…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:39

all the widows--whom she had clad or fed. stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made--that is, (as the tense implies), showing these as specimens only of what she was in the habit of making.

Adam Clarke on Acts 9:39

Showing the coats and garments - Χιτωνας και ἱματια, the outer and inner garments. These, it appears, she had made for the poor, and more particularly for poor widows, in whose behalf she had incessantly labored.

John Gill on Acts 9:39

Then Peter arose and went with them,.... After the messengers had delivered their message, and made their request to Peter in the name of the brethren, he at once agreed to go with them, and accordingly did; whether he went to restore Dorcas to life, whose death the messengers had informed him of, and whether this was the view of the brethren with respect to that, is not certain. However, he might go with them on other accounts, as to comfort them under the loss of so valuable and useful a person, and to strengthen and establish them in the faith, and to exhort and animate them to the discharge of their duty. When he was come; that is, to Joppa, and to Dorcas's house there: they brought hi…

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The Church Fathers

The phrase "with them" shows her humility, that she was present with them and ate with them as one among many. [CHRYSOSTOM]
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

And all the widows stood around him weeping. Widows are the pious thoughts of the penitent soul, which for a time had abandoned the strength of their previous senses, as a wife's governance, and who must most humbly intercede for the sinning soul.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

And showing him the tunics and garments, which Dorcas used to make for them. They did not entreat for the deceased with their voices, but by her own works, for almsgiving delivers not only from the second, but also from the first death.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Dorcas — A female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and Dorcas by the Greeks.
Dress — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The…
Joppa — Beauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Josh. 19:46; A.V., “Japho”), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and Gaza, and at a distance of 30 miles north-west from Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Tabitha — (in Greek called Dorcas), gazelle, a disciple at Joppa. She was distinguished for her alms-deeds and good works. Peter, who was sent for from Lydda on the occasion of her death, prayed over the dead…
Dead (People) · .Dor — .Dor
Dorcas · A pious woman of Joppa — A pious woman of Joppa
Dress · 19:23; — 19:23;
Industry · Exemplified: Dorcas — Exemplified: Dorcas
Joppa · Peter performs a miracle at — Peter performs a miracle at
Poor, The · Regard for — Exemplified: Dorcas — Regard for — Exemplified: Dorcas
Tabitha · Restored to life by Peter — Restored to life by Peter

Acts 9:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:36–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:39

Adam Clarke on Acts 9:39

John Gill on Acts 9:39

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 9:39

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:36–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:39

Adam Clarke on Acts 9:39

John Gill on Acts 9:39

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 9:39–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 9:32-43