Acts 9:36

At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.

1. The scene now shifts to Joppa, and finds a disciple, Tabitha.

2. Acts 9:1-43 is also the first time that the term " disciple " is used to apply to NT Christians.

3. Disciple means a learner, a student, one who learns from a teacher. Jesus is the teacher. We are students, learners, pupils, disciples.

4. Tabitha was known for her good deeds, her charitable work.

5. This is not just a thing she did, it was her way of life. The Greek here is imperfect, active. Which means it is not finished, still in progress. Where the present would the "they are doing", the imperfect would be "the kept on doing."