Acts 9:41
in Acts 9Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
KJV
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
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This verse in Acts 9
Commentary
9 notes on this verse"Having called the saints and widows, he presented her before them alive" – to the former as a consolation, and to the latter as a protectress.
This site's exposition
went with them
on Acts 9:39-41
As Jesus did beside Jairus's daughter in Mark 5:40 to 41, Peter sent them all out of the room, knelt and prayed. His words Tabitha, get up echo the Talitha koum of that scene, and he took her by the hand and presented her alive.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And he gave her his hand." So did Christ to the daughter of Jairus: "And (says the Evangelist) having taken her by the hand." Mark severally, first the life, then the strength brought into her, the one by the word, the other by his hand - "And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive:" to some for comfort, because they received back their sister, and because they saw the miracle, and for kindly support to others.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Giving her his hand, he raised her. Tabitha rises at the touch of Peter's hand because a soul languishing in sins recovers in no better way than by the examples of the saints.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
In other respects he was well enough, as touching the righteousness which is of the law, blameless, a man of no ill morals, but a blasphemer of Christ, a persecutor of Christians, and injurious to both, 1 Tim. i. And so ill informed was his conscience that he thought he ought to do what he did against the name of Christ ( ch. xxvi.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The kneeling became the lowly servant, but not the Lord Himself, of whom it is never once recorded that he knelt in the performance of a miracle. opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up--The graphic minuteness of detail here imparts to the narrative an air of charming reality.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Saints and widows - In primitive times the widows formed a distinct part of the Christian Church.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He presented her alive - He exhibited, or showed her to them alive. Compare 1Ki 17:23.
The words behind it
16 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| δοὺς | dous | Having given | G1325 → | 412 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| αὐτῇ | autea | to her | G846 → | 5565 times |
| χεῖρα | cheira | [his] hand | G5495 → | 175 times |
| ἀνέστησεν | anestesen | he raised up | G450 → | 107 times |
| αὐτήν· | auten | her; | G846 → | 5565 times |
| φωνήσας | phonesas | Having called | G5455 → | 43 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἁγίους | hagious | saints | G40 → | 220 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χήρας | cheras | widows | G5503 → | 26 times |
| παρέστησεν | parestesen | he presented | G3936 → | 41 times |
| αὐτὴν | auten | her | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ζῶσαν. | zosan | living. | G2198 → | 139 times |
δοὺςHaving given
dousG1325 →412 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
αὐτῇto her
auteaG846 →5565 times
χεῖρα[his] hand
cheiraG5495 →175 times
ἀνέστησενhe raised up
anestesenG450 →107 times
αὐτήν·her;
autenG846 →5565 times
φωνήσαςHaving called
phonesasG5455 →43 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
ἁγίουςsaints
hagiousG40 →220 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὰςthe
tasG3588 →19766 times
χήραςwidows
cherasG5503 →26 times
παρέστησενhe presented
parestesenG3936 →41 times
αὐτὴνher
autenG846 →5565 times
ζῶσαν.living.
zosanG2198 →139 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 3:7Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
it leads to
- Mark 5:41
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 9:27
But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.
- Mark 1:31
So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
- Luke 13:13
Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
- Mark 5:41
Through
Acts 6:1In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
it leads to
- Acts 4:35
and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
- Acts 2:41
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- James 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- Acts 9:39
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that…
- Acts 4:35
Where this verse is studied
About Acts

This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 21; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.
