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34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed.” He got up at once. 35 And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Peter Restores Tabitha to Life. 36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated means Dorcas).[a] She was completely occupied with good deeds and almsgiving.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:36 Tabitha (Dorcas), respectively the Aramaic and Greek words for “gazelle,” exemplifies the right attitude toward material possessions expressed by Jesus in the Lucan Gospel (Lk 6:30; 11:41; 12:33; 18:22; 19:8).

34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you.(A) Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon(B) saw him and turned to the Lord.(C)

36 In Joppa(D) there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good(E) and helping the poor.

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