Acts 10:32; Acts 10:6
Dorcas. This story is like that of the raising of Jairus-' daughter ( Mark 5:22-24 ; Mark 5:35-43 ; Luke 8:41 f., Luke 8:49-56 ). Tabitha (in G...
tarried . abode. Greek. meno. See note on p. 1511. one . a certain. Greek. tis. App-123. tanner . Greek. burseus. Only here and Acts 10:6...
43. When as he saith that Peter dwelt with a tanner, we may hereby gather of what manner of men the church of Joppa did consist, for if the chi...
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. He tarried many days in Joppa - Taking advantage of the good impress...
And it was known throughout all Joppa;— The report of this miracle swiftly spread throughout all Joppa: upon which Simon, the son of Jonas, bec...
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa - no...
Saul Becomes a Christian 1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's spe...
Activity of Peter at Lydda and Joppa. 32. Throughout all quarters ] or, 'throughout all the saints.' Lydda ] in the plain of Sharon, about 10 m....
Many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. — Either as bringing with it, through contact with the carcases and hides of dead beasts, the risks of...
Strength and Life through Christ Acts 9:32-43 Peter was now free for a visit of apostolic inspection, of which the two incidents here preserved...
Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued. Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to the Nazare...
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds w...
REFLECTIONS Pause, my soul, over the several miracles recorded in this chapter, and behold the wonders connected with the event of Christ tabernacli...
And it came to pass ,.... Or so it was; that he tarried many days in Joppa ; conversing with the saints, confirming the disciples, and preaching t...
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. Ver. 43. With one Simon a tanner ] Of mean rank and despicable,...
And it was known , &c. The report of this wonderful miracle was immediately spread throughout all Joppa And it being a town of seafaring men,...
Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman. Saul was fil...
Tabitha Raised to Life. 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabith...
The miracle had only prepared them to receive his doctrine, which Peter tarried some time with them to instruct them in: the miracle had prepared the...
Peter Raises the Dead and Ministers In Joppa (9:36-43). But the new ministry offered not only healing but life. In the bringing of the Good News t...
‘And it came about that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.' The account is introduced by this indication of the whereabouts of Pet...
Peter and Cornelius (9:43-10:48). It is difficult for us to appreciate the huge step that is now about to be described. To us it may all seem like...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 9:36 . Joppa , or Japho ( Jonah 1:3 ), in Assyrian inscriptions Ja-ap-pu; at the present day, Jaffa or Jâfa, meaning “th...
Acts 9:1 . Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. Not less than two thousand of them, who fell in t...
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. Lydda The Lud of the Old Te...
Now there was at Joppa. Joppa or Yafa means beauty The modern name is Jaffa or Yafa. It is a seaport town of Palestine, about forty miles north...
EXPOSITION Acts 9:1 But for and, A.V.; breathing for breathing out, A.V.; threatening for threatenings, A.V. Threatening and s...
The miracle at Joppa:
And it came to pass that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner. Peter may well have stayed at Lydda for some time, confirming the...
Saul's Conversion: A Pattern and a Prophecy 1 Timothy 1:15-16 ; with Acts 9:1-43 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We marvel, therefore, that what God w...
43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.