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Acts 9:40 KJV
Acts · chapter 9 · verse 40
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.Acts 9:40 · King James Version
Acts 9:40 in context
38And 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.
39Then 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.
40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
42And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
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Key words (Strong's)
- turningepistrephōtransitively, to turn to, to the worship of the true God, to cause to return, to bring…G1994 →
- TabithatabithaTabitha = " female gazelle" , the name of the woman that Peter raised from the…G5000 →
- prayedproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- PeterpetrosPeter = " a rock or a stone" , one of the twelve disciples of JesusG4074 →
- forthexōwithout, out of doorsG1854 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-43