Bible Strands
Acts 9:38
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The disciples in Joppa dispatch two men to Peter, who is staying in Lydda, to request his immediate presence following Tabitha’s death.
The words — ἐγγὺς (engus) translates literally as “near,” establishing the geographic proximity that makes the urgent summons feasible.
The thread — This location ties Peter’s current journey to his earlier travels in Lydda (Acts 9:32) and identifies Joppa as the site where Tabitha’s body rests (Acts 9:36).
Why it lands — The text records a direct command to come without delay, requiring the reader to see how immediate communal crisis prompts urgent apostolic movement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
- 2 Kings 4:28 Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”
- Acts 9:32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
- Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.