Acts 9:39

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܩܳܡ ܫܶܡܥܽܘܢ ܐܶܙܰܠ ܥܰܡܗܽܘܢ ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܐܶܬ݂ܳܐ ܐܰܣܩܽܘܗ݈ܝ ܠܥܶܠܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܰܟ݂ܢܰܫ ܩܳܡ ܠܗܶܝܢ ܚܕ݂ܳܪܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܶܝܢ ܐܰܪܡܠܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܒ݁ܳܟ݂ܝܳܢ ܘܰܡܚܰܘܝܳܢ ܠܶܗ ܟ݁ܽܘܬ݁ܺܝܢܝܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܡܰܪܛܽܘܛܶܐ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܝܳܗܒ݁ܳܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܬ݂ ܠܗܶܝܢ ܛܒ݂ܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܚܰܝܳܐ ܀

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and all: Acts 9:41, Acts 8:2, 2 Samuel 1:24, Proverbs 10:7, 1 Thessalonians 4:13

and showing: Acts 9:36, Acts 20:35, Job 31:19, Job 31:20, Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 31:31, Matthew 25:36-39, Matthew 26:11, Mark 14:8, John 12:8, 2 Corinthians 8:12, Ephesians 4:28, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, James 2:15-17, 1 John 3:18

while: Ecclesiastes 9:10, Matthew 17:17, Luke 24:44, John 17:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 35:25 - General 2 Chronicles 28:15 - clothed Job 29:13 - The blessing Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Proverbs 31:13 - worketh Proverbs 31:20 - she reacheth Ecclesiastes 3:7 - time to rend Isaiah 23:18 - for them Isaiah 32:8 - the liberal Matthew 9:23 - the minstrels Mark 5:38 - and seeth Luke 7:12 - a widow Luke 14:13 - call Acts 6:1 - their Romans 16:2 - for 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering Philippians 2:27 - but God 1 Timothy 2:10 - with 1 Timothy 5:3 - widows 1 Timothy 5:10 - if she have relieved Titus 2:5 - good Philemon 1:5 - toward the Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 him into the upper chamber; where the corpse of Dorcas lay:

and all the widows stood by him weeping; these were poor widows, to whom Dorcas had been very liberal and beneficent, who stood about the apostle lamenting the death of their benefactress, and by their tears expressing their desire of her return to life, if it could be:

and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them; the Vulgate, Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "which Dorcas made for them"; and the Syriac version renders it, "which Tabitha gave unto them, while she was alive"; which last clause aptly explains, "while she was with them"; for now she was not, with respect to her better part, her immortal soul: the coats and garments were the inner and upper ones, wore in these countries; and it seems that she did not buy these garments, and give them unto them, but that she made them up herself for them, or at least wrought with them in making of them; which shows her diligence and industry, as also her humility, as well as her beneficence: and these the widows produced, and are shown as proofs of the same; which was expressive of gratitude in them, and was done with a design to move Peter to be concerned for restoring so useful a life.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then Peter arose - See the notes on Luke 15:18.

And all the widows - Whom Dorcas had benefited by her kindness. They had lost a benefactress; and it was natural that they should recall her kindness, and express their gratitude, by enumerating the proofs of her beneficence. Each one would therefore naturally dwell on the kindness which had been shown to herself.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 39. Showing the coats and garments — χιτωνας και ιματια, 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 laboured.