Acts 9:38

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܫܡܰܥܘ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܬ݁ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܶܐ ܕ݁ܫܶܡܥܽܘܢ ܒ݁ܠܽܘܕ݂ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܡܕ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܗܳܝ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ܶܝܗ ܥܰܠ ܓ݁ܶܢ݈ܒ݂ ܝܳܘܦ݁ܺܐ ܘܫܰܕ݁ܰܪܘ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܠܘܳܬ݂ܶܗ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܶܐ ܬ݁ܪܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܢܶܒ݂ܥܽܘܢ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܬ݁ܶܡܰܐܢ ܠܶܗ ܕ݁ܢܺܐܬ݂ܶܐ ܨܶܐܕ݂ܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܀

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Lydda: Acts 9:32, Acts 9:36

desiring: 2 Kings 4:28-30

delay: or, be grieved

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:22 - I may run Luke 8:41 - and besought John 4:47 - that he Acts 10:5 - send Acts 10:23 - and certain Acts 16:9 - Come

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa,.... Some say it was six miles distant, but it must be eight; since from Jerusalem to Joppa were forty miles, and from Jerusalem to Lydda thirty two, and therefore it must be eight miles from thence to Joppa:

and the disciples had heard that Peter was there; and also no doubt that he had healed Aeneas of his palsy, and which might induce them to do as follows:

they sent unto him two men; very likely of their own company or church; for it is certain here were disciples or believers in Christ, and very likely were formed into a church state; these seem to be converts under Philip's ministry, who when he went from Azotus, preached in all the cities, and so in Joppa, till he came to Caesarea, Acts 8:40 though we read nothing in ecclesiastical history of this church at Joppa, until the fifth century, when it appears there was a church in that place n; and in the same century we read of Fidus bishop of Joppa, that was present in the synod held at Ephesus, anno 431 and in the sixth century of Elias bishop of the same place, in the council at Jerusalem, anno 536 o and in the same century a bishop of the church here assisted in the synod of Rome and Constantinople p.

desiring him, that he would not delay to come to them; they entreated he would not refuse to come, and think it too great a burden on him, or make any difficulty about it, or show any aversion to it; but that he would with all readiness and cheerfulness, and without delay immediately come unto them; for the case they wanted him for required speed and haste.

n Magdeburg. Hist. Eccles. cent. 5. c. 2. p. 2. o Reland. Palestina Illustrata, l. 3. p. 867. p Magdeburg. ib. cent. 6. c. 2. p. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Was neigh to Joppa - See the notes on Acts 9:32.

They sent unto him ... - Why they sent is not affirmed. It is probable that they desired his presence to comfort and sustain them in their affliction. It is certainly possible that they expected he would restore her to life; but as this is not mentioned; as the apostles had as yet raised up no one from the dead; as even Stephen had not been restored to life, we have no authority for assuming, or supposing, that they had formed any such expectation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. Sent unto him - desiring - that he would not delay to come] Tabitha died at Joppa, and Peter was at Lydda, about four leagues distant. But why did they send for Peter? We cannot tell. It is not likely that they had any expectation that he should raise her from the dead; for none of the apostles had as yet raised any; and if God did not choose to restore Stephen to life, this favour could not be reasonably expected in behalf of inferior persons. However, they might hope that he who cured Eneas at Lydda might cure Dorcas; for it is probable that they had sent for Peter before she died; and in this sense we might understand the απεστειλαν of the text.