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Acts 9:40

έκβαλών aor. act. part. (temp.) от έκβάλλω (G1544) высылать,
θείς aor. act. part. от τίθημι (G5087) помещать, класть, преклонять колени,
γόνατα асс. pl. от γόνυ (G1119) колено,
προσηύξατο aor. ind. med. (dep.) от προσεύχομαι (G4336) молиться,
έπιστρέψας aor. act. part. (temp.), см. Acts 9:35.
Ταβιθά voc. sing. άνάστηθι aor. imper. act., см. Acts 9:6. ήνοιξεν aor. ind. act., см. Acts 9:8. ίδοΰσα aor. act. part. (temp.) пот. fem. sing. от όράω (G3708) видеть,
άνεκάθισεν aor. ind. act. от άνακαθίζω (G339) садиться.

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    ACTS 9:40 After avna,sthqi several Western witnesses (itgig, p vgmss syrh with * copsa, G67 arm Cyprian Ambrose) add in slightly varying forms the words evn tw|/ ovno,mati tou/ kuri,ou h`mw/n VIhsou/...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 9:40. _PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH, AND KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED_] It was not even known to Peter that God would work this miracle: therefore he put all the people out, that he might seek the...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH - From the room. See a similar case in Matthew 9:25. Why this was done is not said. Perhaps it was because he did not wish to appear as if seeking publicity. If done in th...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 9 __ 1. The vision of Glory on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1). 2. Instructions given to Ananias (Acts 9:10). 3. Saul filled with the Spirit, is baptized and preaches that Jesus is the Son...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DORCAS. This story is like that of the raising of Jairus-' daughter (Mark 5:22; Mark 5:35; Luke 8:41 f., Luke 8:49). Tabitha (in Gr. _Dorcas,_ Eng. Gazelle;

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    In the course of a tour of the whole area, Peter came down to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man called Aeneas who had been bed-ridden for eight years. He was paralysed. So Peter said...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FORTH. outside. Greek. _exo._ Compare Mark 5:40. KNEELED DOWN. Same expression as in Acts 7:60....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _But Peter put them all forth_ As Christ had done (Matthew 9:25) at the raising of Jairus" daughter, on which occasion Peter had been present. _and kneeled down, and prayed_ Asking God that the conso...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἘΚΒΑΛῺΝ ΔῈ … Ὁ ΠΈΤΡΟΣ, _but Peter put them all forth_. Cf. Christ’s action (Matthew 9:25) at the raising of Jaïrus’ daughter, on which occasion Peter had been present. ΚΑῚ ΘΕῚΣ ΤᾺ ΓΌΝΑΤΑ ΠΡΟΣΗΎΞΑΤΟ, _...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    DORCAS RAISED TO LIFE. PETER’S STAY AT JOPPA...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE RAISING OF DORCAS ACTS 9:36-42:_ In Joppa there was a Christian lady named Tabitha. Her Greek name was Dorcas. As a follower of Christ she was helpful and compassionate. Dorcas lived, like all pe...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1764 DORCAS RESTORED TO LIFE Acts 9:39. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BUT PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH,— Herein the servant followed not only the _path,_ but the very _steps_ of his Lord, in dismissing all witnesses, that nothing might look like vain-glory, that nothing mig...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    AT JOPPA. Acts 9:36-43. Acts 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. A...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 36...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    30 Other details of Paul's stay in Jerusalem (not pertinent in this treatise) are interesting. Not only did the brethren lead him away, but the Lord Himself warned him to flee. While he was praying in...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH. — We may, perhaps, trace in Peter’s action his recollection of what our Lord had done in the case of the daughter of Jairus (see Notes on Matthew 9:23), at which he had been...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Tabitha raised from the dead_....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας : nothing could be more natural than this action of St. Peter as a reminiscence of his Master's action, when He was about to perform a similar miracle, _cf._ Matthew 9:25; Mark 5...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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 are the only record. Lydda was a village on the great p...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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 Nazarene heresy. It was on his journey with this intent t...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _And having put them all out, not to disturb him while he prayed. --- Sat up, raised herself a little: and Peter taking her by the hand, lifted her quite up, and calling in the company, presented her...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    We find here, and uniformly throughout the Scriptures, Peter, in harmony with the saints of all ages, kneeling in prayer. The Bible is our only guide. God help us to stick close to it. It is shocking...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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 which she did. (37) And it came to pass in those day...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    40._When they were all put forth. _When as he taketh a time to pray, he seemeth as yet to doubt what will be the end. When he healed AEneas he brake out into these words, without making any stop, _AEn...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the scene. We have seen the inveterate opposition of the heads of Israel to the testimony of the Holy Ghost, their obstinacy in repelli...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH,.... As he had seen his Lord and Master do, when he raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead, Luke 8:54 AND KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED; it may be, as yet, he had not the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning _him_ to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. Ver. 40. _Put them all for...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then Peter arose and went with them_ Doubtless God inclined him so to do, intending to work an extraordinary miracle by him, for the manifestation of his truth and glory. _And when he was come_ To Ta...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The miracle at Joppa:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    BUT PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH, AND KNEELED DOWN, AND PRAYED; AND, TURNING HIM TO THE BODY, SAID, TABITHA, ARISE. AND SHE OPENED HER EYES; AND WHEN SHE SAW PETER, SHE SAT UP....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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 filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up" As Jesus had done years previ...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    36-43 Many are full of good words, who are empty and barren in good works; but Tabitha was a great doer, no great talker. Christians who have not property to give in charity, may yet be able to do ac...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 9:40 But G1161 Peter G4074 put G1544 (G5631) all G3956 out G1854 down G5087 (G5631)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.' Reminiscent of Jesus deali...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 9:40. BUT PETER PUT THEM ALL FORTH, following the example of Christ (Mark 5:40), to avoid anything like a crowd of curious spectators in the hushed and solemn death-chamber, at the moment when th...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    PUT THEM ALL FORTH (εκβαλων εξω παντας). Second aorist (effective) active participle of εκβαλλω, a rather strong word, perhaps with some difficulty. Cf. Mark 5:40 which incident Peter may have recal...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Paul preaches and visits Jerusalem and returns to Tarsus. Peter heals Aeneas. Tabitha raised from the dead. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Saul, disciples, hi...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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 this storm, were massacred indiscriminately. If what i...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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 northwest of Jerusalem, of which city it was the port in th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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 Testament (1 Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37;...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:40 TABITHA, ARISE. Peter had no supernatural power of his own, but the Lord had showed him what he was going to do in response to Peter’s prayer. See note on 3:6....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _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 “the beautiful,” or, according to another derivation, “the he...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 9:1 _But _for _and, _A.V.; _breathing _for _breathing out, _A.V.; _threatening _for _threatenings, _A.V. THREATENING AND SLAUGHTER. The phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ., is rather a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    When Alexander the Great conquered the world, he left pockets of Greek culture throughout the world. So these pockets of Greek culture became very influential. And even though the Roman Empire conquer...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 17:19; 2 Kings 4:32; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5; Acts 7:60;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    SAUL'S CONVERSION: A PATTERN AND A PROPHECY 1 Timothy 1:15; _with Acts 9:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on the Damascus road is as vital a pa...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Peter having put them all out — That he might have the better opportunity of wrestling with God in prayer, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up — Who can imagine the...

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