35 (A)And all the residents of Lydda and (B)Sharon saw him, and (C)they turned to the Lord.

Dorcas Restored to Life

36 Now there was in (D)Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.[a] She was full of (E)good works and acts of charity. 37 In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in (F)an upper room.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:36 The Aramaic name Tabitha and the Greek name Dorcas both mean gazelle

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