Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
Parallel translations
- WEB He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- KJV And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
- NKJV Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- NASB And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- NLT He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
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Quick answer
Peter helped Tabitha up and presented her alive to the believers. Joy replaces mourning as God restores her.
Overview
The tender gesture of taking her hand and the joyful presentation underscore the reality of the miracle. The saints and widows who grieved now receive her back alive. This restoration foreshadows the greater hope of resurrection secured for all who belong to Christ.
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Cross-references · 10
- Acts 6:1In 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.
- Mark 1:31So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
- Luke 7:15And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
- Luke 7:12As 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.
- Acts 20:12And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
- Acts 3:7Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
- Gen 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 Kgs 17:23Then 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.
- Ps 146:9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
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