Acts 9:35-37
EasyEnglish Bible
35 Many people who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas. They saw that he was now well and they believed in the Lord Jesus.
36 There was a woman called Tabitha who lived in Joppa.[a] She was a believer. In the Greek language, her name was Dorcas, which means ‘deer’.[b] She was always doing good things to help people. She gave poor people the things that they needed.
37 Dorcas became very ill and then she died. Women washed her body and they put it in a room upstairs.
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- 9:36 Joppa was a town 45 kilometres from Jerusalem. At that time, it was an important sea port in Judea. Joppa was about 20 kilometres from Lydda.
- 9:36 Tabitha was her name in the Aramaic language. Most Jews spoke the Aramaic language. They might also speak the Hebrew language. Greek is the language that people spoke in Greece, but a lot of people in other countries also spoke it.
Acts 9:35-37
King James Version
35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
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.
37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
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