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Acts 9:41
Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter acts immediately after Tabitha sits up in Acts 9:40, taking her by the hand and helping her stand before summoning the community of saints and widows to witness her restored life.
The words — The Greek ἀνέστησεν (anestēsen) literally means "he raised up," describing Peter's physical action of lifting Tabitha after her resurrection. The participle δούς (dous) translates as "having given," indicating the immediate granting of his hand to her.
The thread — This physical gesture of taking a person by the hand and helping them up parallels the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law in Mark 1:31. The public presentation to the community echoes the communal concerns and witness patterns found in Acts 6:1.
Why it lands — The text records a concrete action that transitions a miracle from private prayer to public verification, requiring the reader to acknowledge that restored life demands communal witness and practical care.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Acts 6:1 In 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.
- Genesis 45:26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
- 1 Kings 17:23 Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
- Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Psalms 146:9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Luke 7:12 As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
- Luke 7:15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
- Acts 3:7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
- Acts 20:12 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.