34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and make your bed yourself!” And immediately he got up. 35 And all those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, who all[a] indeed turned to the Lord.

Dorcas Raised

36 Now in Joppa there was a certain female disciple named[b] Tabitha (which translated means “Dorcas”).[c] She was full of good deeds and charitable giving which she was constantly doing.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:35 Here “all” is supplied to indicate the relative pronoun is plural
  2. Acts 9:36 Literally “by name”
  3. Acts 9:36 “Dorcas” is the Greek translation of the Aramaic name “Tabitha” which means “deer” or “gazelle”
  4. Acts 9:36 *Here the imperfect verb is translated as a customary imperfect (“was constantly doing”)